Attack ChainAIDerived
Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain
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AccessLog in as customer (PR:L)
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DeliveryAdd items and apply reward points
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ExploitSelect and save Free Checkout
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ExecutionSubmit zero points via reward.save
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PersistConfirm handler sets Free Checkout status
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ImpactFull-price order placed unpaid
Vulnerability Assessment
| Weakness |
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A06:2025 - Insecure Design
ASVS 5.0
V2 - Validation and Business Logic Workflow enforcement
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| Exploitation Conditions | Requires a logged-in customer account (PR:L) on an OpenCart store (through 4.1.0.4) where both the reward points extension and the Free Checkout (zero-total) payment method are enabled. The specific abuse: apply reward points, save Free Checkout as the payment method, then send zero reward points via the reward.save endpoint - the confirm handler (reward.php lines 89-94 / free_checkout.php lines 47-55) then advances the order to Free Checkout status without payment. Limiting factors: exploitation is impossible without customer authentication, the store must actually offer reward points and Free Checkout, and the abuse depends on executing the specific multi-request save/clear sequence (reflected as AC:H/AT:P); impact is confined to placing unpaid orders (merchant revenue loss), with no data exposure or service disruption. |
| Impact | All signals converge on a low-urgency, low-severity business-logic flaw. The VulnCheck/CVSS 4.0 vector (AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N) scores just 2.3, with the only impact being VI:L (low integrity) and no confidentiality or availability impact - consistent with a payment-bypass abuse rather than system compromise. PR:L confirms an authenticated (logged-in customer) actor is required, and AC:H plus AT:P reflect that the abuse depends on a specific multi-step request sequence and a particular store configuration rather than a trivially repeatable single request. The vuln.today decision label is 'monitor', the lowest routine tier, and the issue is not in CISA KEV. No EPSS score is provided in the input, so probabilistic exploitation likelihood cannot be quoted. A public write-up (abraxaslabs) and a VulnCheck advisory describe the technique, but the input does not mark exploit code as confirmed-working. Net: this is a genuine but narrow fraud/revenue-loss issue for OpenCart merchants, not a high-priority remote-compromise vulnerability; the low CVSS and 'monitor' label are mutually consistent, and there is no conflicting signal suggesting under-rating. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | A logged-in customer on an OpenCart store that offers reward points and the Free Checkout (zero-total) payment method applies reward points, saves Free Checkout, then submits zero reward points via the reward.save endpoint. The confirm handler still advances the order to Free Checkout status, so the attacker receives a full-price order placed without any payment. A public PoC reference describing this exact sequence exists, though it is not verified as working exploit code. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Oct 30, 2026
Logged-in OpenCart customers can place unpaid full-price orders on releases through 4.1.0.4 by manipulating the reward-points and Free Checkout workflow: apply points, save Free Checkout, then submit zero points via reward.save so the confirm handler marks the order as Free Checkout without payment. The flaw requires an authenticated customer account and a store with both the reward points extension and Free Checkout enabled, and it only affects order integrity and merchant revenue, not confidentiality or availability (CVSS 2.3; CWE-841). No public exploit code is confirmed at time of analysis, though a public research write-up describes the sequence; no KEV entry is present in the supplied data, and the priority is monitor.
RemediationAI
No vendor-released patch is identified in the supplied data. The abuse requires both the reward points extension and the Free Checkout payment method, so the direct mitigation is to disable either one until a fixed OpenCart release is available: disabling Free Checkout stops this specific path but removes legitimate zero-total checkout, while disabling reward points removes the loyalty feature and also blocks the prerequisite. Review the VulnCheck advisory (https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/opencart-through-4.1.0.4-payment-bypass-via-free-checkout-reward-points) and Abraxas Labs research (https://abraxaslabs.tech/research/opencart-reward-free-checkout) for updated fix guidance, and track https://github.com/opencart/opencart for a patched release.
Affected VersionsENISA
Affected Packages
Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)
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Technical ContextAI · show details
This is a CWE-841 improper-enforcement-of-behavioral-workflow flaw in OpenCart's checkout logic. OpenCart's reward points extension (catalog/controller/checkout/reward.php, lines 89-94 in 4.1.0.4) and Free Checkout payment method (catalog/controller/payment/free_checkout.php, lines 47-55) are intended to let a customer spend reward points and, when the resulting total is zero, use Free Checkout. The vulnerable flow does not revalidate the reward-point state between saving the payment method and confirming the order: an attacker applies points, saves Free Checkout, then sends zero points to reward.save, and the confirm handler advances the order to Free Checkout status without payment. The specific multi-request save/clear sequence is reflected in the assessed AC:H/AT:P metrics; impact is limited to order integrity (VI:L) with no confidentiality or availability effect. The trigger is described in the supplied references; no broader exploit mechanism is claimed.
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Severity by source
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Authenticated customer required (PR:L); abuse needs a specific multi-step save/clear sequence and enabled features (AC:H); only order-integrity impact (I:L), no confidentiality or availability effect.
Primary rating from Vendor (VulnCheck).
CVSS VectorVendor: VulnCheck
DescriptionCVE.org
OpenCart through 4.1.0.4 contains a business logic vulnerability that allows logged-in customers to place unpaid full-price orders by clearing reward points after selecting Free Checkout. Attackers can apply points, save Free Checkout, then submit zero points via reward.save so the confirm handler advances the order to Free Checkout status without payment.
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SSVC AssessmentENISA
Priority Score
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EUVD-2026-113823
GHSA-qhj7-vg24-mhw4
NVD
CVE.org
EPSS
Exploit-DB