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OpenCart EUVDEUVD-2026-113823

| CVE-2026-119558 LOW
Improper Enforcement of Behavioral Workflow (CWE-841)
2026-10-30 VulnCheck GHSA-qhj7-vg24-mhw4
2.3
CVSS 4.0 · Vendor: VulnCheck
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Attack ChainAIDerived

Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain

  1. Access
    Log in as customer (PR:L)
  2. Delivery
    Add items and apply reward points
  3. Exploit
    Select and save Free Checkout
  4. Execution
    Submit zero points via reward.save
  5. Persist
    Confirm handler sets Free Checkout status
  6. Impact
    Full-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
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.

Monitor Track and reassess. Why: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9).
No patch listed yet 0.2% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – 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

Opencart 0 ≤4.1.0.4

Affected Packages

euvd opencart no fix

Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)

Affects your stack

Affects 1 package in euvd

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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

Vendor (VulnCheck) PRIMARY 2.3 LOW
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
vuln.today AI 3.1 LOW

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.

3.1 AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
4.0 AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Primary rating from Vendor (VulnCheck).

CVSS VectorVendor: VulnCheck

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
High
Attack Requirements
Present
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Vulnerable system: Confidentiality
None
Vulnerable system: Integrity
Low
Vulnerable system: Availability
None
Subsequent system: Confidentiality
None
Subsequent system: Integrity
None
Subsequent system: Availability
None

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.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.2%
Top 90% exploitable
Prevalence
Medium
popular open-source e-commerce platform, common but not ubiquitous
Data Quality
4 sources
Confidence: Medium

How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue
Severity LOW
CISA KEV No
Public POC No
EPSS 0.2%
Patch available No
Active threat No
Deciding rule
LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9)
What every action level means
Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.
Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.
This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.
This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.
Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.

SSVC AssessmentENISA

SSVC Decision· derived
Defer
Exploitation· derived
None
System Exposure· derived
Open
Automatable· derived
No
Human Impact· derived
Low

Priority Score

12
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +12
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0
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