Attack ChainAIDerived
Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain
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AccessAuthenticate to icms2 billing module
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DeliveryInitiate PayPal order
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ExploitForge or replay bid/sig parameters
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ExecutionSubmit to validatePaypalOrder
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ImpactOrder accepted as paid without verification
Vulnerability Assessment
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CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A08:2025 - Software or Data Integrity Failures
ASVS 5.0
V15 - Secure Coding and Architecture Data authenticity verification
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| Exploitation Conditions | Requires a site running InstantSoft icms2 (version 2.18.2 or earlier) with the Billing Module enabled and PayPal configured as a payment method, since the flaw lives in validatePaypalOrder in system/controllers/billing/actions/paypal.php. The attacker needs a low-privileged account (PR:L) able to initiate a billing/PayPal order, then manipulates the bid/sig arguments to bypass authenticity verification. Limiting factors: exploitation is confined to deployments that actually use the PayPal billing integration, and it needs at least a standard authenticated shop account rather than anonymous access; impact is limited to integrity (fraudulent order acceptance) with no direct confidentiality or availability effect. |
| Impact | This is a genuine-but-moderate priority. The CVSS 4.0 vector (AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N) describes a remotely reachable, low-complexity flaw requiring only low privileges (PR:L) - consistent with a registered shop/customer account on an icms2 site rather than full anonymity. Impact is limited to integrity (VI:L) with no confidentiality (VC:N) or availability (VA:N) impact, which fits a PayPal order-validation bypass under CWE-345 (insufficient verification of data authenticity): an attacker forges or replays the bid/sig parameters so the billing module accepts an unverified/unpaid order. Exploitation maturity is E:P (proof of concept), and the description confirms the exploit was publicly disclosed, so publicly available exploit code exists. However, there is NO CISA KEV listing and NO EPSS score provided, so there is no evidence of active or widespread exploitation - treat it as low-and-slow opportunistic risk against a niche platform, not an urgent mass-exploitation threat. CONFLICT TO NOTE: the input Tag 'Information Disclosure' contradicts the CVSS vector, which shows VC:N (no confidentiality impact) and VI:L (integrity impact) - this is a payment/authenticity bypass, not a disclosure issue; the tag appears mislabeled. The vendor was contacted and did not respond, so no official patch or advisory is confirmed. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | An attacker with a low-privileged account on an icms2 store initiates a billing transaction, then crafts or replays the bid/sig parameters sent to validatePaypalOrder in paypal.php so the module treats an unpaid or forged PayPal order as legitimately paid, obtaining goods, services, or account balance without real payment. Because AV:N/AC:L applies, the request is a straightforward remote HTTP interaction requiring no special timing, and a public proof-of-concept exists to reproduce it. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Oct 11, 2026
Insufficient authenticity verification in the PayPal billing handler of InstantSoft icms2 (version 2.18.2 and earlier) lets an authenticated remote user forge a PayPal order by manipulating the 'bid' and 'sig' arguments, causing the application to accept payment notifications it should have rejected. Exploitation requires the Billing Module to be enabled with PayPal configured as a payment method and a low-privileged account able to start a billing/PayPal order; the impact is limited to integrity (fraudulent order acceptance) with no confidentiality or availability effect. Publicly available exploit code exists (the disclosed CVSS 4.0 vector carries E:P), and the vendor was contacted but did not respond, so no vendor-released patch is identified at time of analysis; the flaw is not confirmed actively exploited (CISA KEV).
RemediationAI
No vendor-released patch is identified at time of analysis - the vendor was contacted about the disclosure and did not respond - so remediation must be compensatory. The most direct control is to disable PayPal as a payment method in the Billing Module (or disable the Billing Module entirely if PayPal checkout is not business-critical), which removes reachability to validatePaypalOrder at the cost of losing that payment channel. Where PayPal integration must stay live, harden server-side validation by re-verifying each order against the PayPal API out-of-band (rather than trusting client-supplied bid/sig values), bind the signature to the expected order and merchant account, and reject any callback whose parameters do not match a server-side record; these changes require custom code maintenance. Additionally, restrict who can initiate billing/PayPal orders to the minimum set of trusted accounts, log and alert on anomalous order confirmations or repeated bid/sig mismatches, and monitor the vendor's site and the VulDB entry at https://vuldb.com/vuln/416225 for a future fixed release - applying it as soon as it appears. Note that public exploit code is available, so any interim mitigation should be applied promptly rather than treated as optional tuning.
Affected VersionsENISA
Affected Packages
Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)
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Technical ContextAI · show details
The issue is a CWE-345 insufficient verification of data authenticity defect in the PHP codebase of icms2, specifically the validatePaypalOrder function in system/controllers/billing/actions/paypal.php within the Billing Module. PayPal-style payment flows rely on server-side validation of the order identifier (bid) and a signature/hash (sig) to prove that a callback or confirmation originates from a trusted party rather than from the client. Here the handler fails to adequately verify those values, so a caller who knows or can guess/replay the parameters can make the application treat a crafted request as a legitimate payment event. The CPE cpe:2.3:a:instantsoft:icms2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* indicates the defect is not tied to a single build but affects the product line through 2.18.2, and the tags (PHP, Information Disclosure, Icms2) reflect a PHP web application with public component source. The assessed impact is integrity-only (I:L) under the CVSS 3.1 equivalent vector, meaning an attacker can alter billing state decisions but cannot directly read protected data or disrupt service.
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Severity by source
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P
Remotely reachable PayPal order endpoint (AV:N/AC:L), requires a low-privileged shop account to initiate billing (PR:L), no user interaction, and only integrity is affected (I:L) with no confidentiality or availability impact.
Primary rating from Vendor (VulDB).
CVSS VectorVendor: VulDB
Lifecycle Timeline
2DescriptionCVE.org
A vulnerability was determined in InstantSoft icms2 up to 2.18.2. The affected element is the function validatePaypalOrder of the file system/controllers/billing/actions/paypal.php of the component Billing Module. Executing a manipulation of the argument bid/sig can lead to insufficient verification of data authenticity. The attack may be launched remotely. The exploit has been publicly disclosed and may be utilized. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.
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SSVC AssessmentENISA
Priority Score
Attack Technique
Information disclosure occurs when an application unintentionally exposes sensitive data that aids attackers in reconnaissance or directly compromises security.
SQL Injection in GitHub repository instantsoft/icms2 prior to 2.16.1. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.2), this vulnerability
An authenticated user with low privileges on an InstantCMS 2 (icms2) installation running version 2.18.2 or earlier can
Stored cross-site scripting in InstantCMS 2 (icms2) up to 2.18.2 lets an authenticated low-privilege user inject script
EUVD-2026-96871
GHSA-p5x9-rh29-4r44
NVD
CVE.org
EPSS
VulDB
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