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CVE-2018-12457: express-cart allows any user to create an admin user

May 13, 2022 (updated February 3, 2026)

Express-Cart before 1.1.6 allows remote attackers to create an admin user via an /admin/setup Referer header.

References

  • github.com/advisories/GHSA-hr89-w7p6-pjmq
  • github.com/mrvautin/expressCart
  • github.com/mrvautin/expressCart/commit/baccaae9b0b72f00b10c5453ca00231340ad3e3b
  • github.com/nodejs/security-wg/blob/main/vuln/npm/469.json
  • hackerone.com/reports/343626
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-12457
  • snyk.io/vuln/npm:express-cart:20180712
  • www.npmjs.com/advisories/730
  • www.npmjs.com/package/express-cart?activeTab=versions

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Affected versions

All versions before 1.1.6

Fixed versions

  • 1.1.6

Solution

Upgrade to version 1.1.6 or above.

Impact 8.8 HIGH

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Weakness

  • CWE-732: Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource

Source file

npm/express-cart/CVE-2018-12457.yml

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