Attack ChainAIDerived
Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain
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ReconIdentify J2Store-powered shop on affected version
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DeliveryCraft base64-encoded URL pointing to attacker-controlled site
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ExploitEmbed in cart controller redirect parameter
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InstallDistribute phishing link appearing to use legitimate shop domain
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C2Victim clicks link
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ExecuteBrowser redirected from real domain to attacker site
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ImpactHarvest credentials or payment data
Vulnerability Assessment
| Weakness |
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A01:2025 - Broken Access Control
ASVS 5.0
V3 - Web Frontend Security Redirect URL validation
MITRE ATT&CK
1 technique across 1 tactic: Initial Access The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up. |
| Exploitation Conditions | No authentication is required - any unauthenticated remote user who can send HTTP requests to the publicly accessible J2Store cart controller can initiate the redirect. The victim end-user must follow a crafted link (UI:A), making this a social-engineering-dependent attack rather than a fully automated one. The targeted Joomla site must be running an unpatched J2Store version within the affected ranges (1.0.0-3.3.20, 4.0.0-4.0.20, or 4.1.0-4.1.5) with the cart controller publicly reachable - no non-default configuration is required beyond a standard J2Store installation. Exploitation is bounded to redirect-abuse for phishing purposes and does not yield server-side code execution, direct data exfiltration from the server, or availability impact. |
| Impact | The CVSS 4.0 vector (AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A) places this at 5.1, reflecting low-complexity unauthenticated network reachability constrained by required victim interaction, with no direct vulnerable-system impact (VC:N/VI:N/VA:N) and only low subsequent-system confidentiality and integrity effects (SC:L/SI:L/SA:N). No EPSS data was provided, KEV status is absent, and no POC has been identified in the available intelligence, so exploitation probability cannot be precisely quantified beyond what the CVSS vector implies. The real-world risk is primarily reputational and social-engineering-driven: attackers craft redirect URLs hosted on the legitimate shop domain to phish customers for credentials or payment data. The UI:A constraint - victim must follow a crafted link - is the principal limiting factor, but in e-commerce contexts this is easily satisfied via promotional email campaigns, order confirmation messages, or chat-based lures. The broad affected version range (all 3.x through 3.3.20, all 4.0.x through 4.0.20, all 4.1.x through 4.1.5) and the absence of any authentication prerequisite widen the potential target pool considerably. The CVSS score reasonably reflects the bounded impact scope; the primary gap in this assessment is the absence of EPSS telemetry and any exploitation confirmation. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | An attacker identifies a J2Store-powered online shop running an affected version and constructs a cart controller URL embedding a base64-encoded pointer to an attacker-controlled phishing page. The attacker distributes this URL via email or social media, making it appear to originate from the legitimate merchant domain. When a victim clicks the link, their browser briefly contacts the real shop domain before being silently redirected to the fake site, where the attacker harvests credentials or payment details under the guise of a trusted storefront. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Aug 21, 2026
Open redirect in the J2Store Joomla e-commerce extension (versions 1.0.0-3.3.20, 4.0.0-4.0.20, and 4.1.0-4.1.5) enables unauthenticated remote attackers to craft phishing URLs that abuse the trusted domain of a legitimate shop. Four cart controller task handlers decode a base64-encoded URL from user-supplied input and redirect without validating the destination hostname, allowing attackers to route victims to arbitrary external sites while the URL appears to originate from the merchant's real domain. No public exploit has been identified at time of analysis and the vulnerability is absent from CISA KEV, but the unauthenticated network access path and low attack complexity make this straightforward to leverage in targeted phishing campaigns against shop customers.
RemediationAI
Upgrade J2Store to a version beyond the affected ranges: for the 3.x line, upgrade above 3.3.20; for the 4.0.x line, upgrade above 4.0.20; for the 4.1.x line, upgrade above 4.1.5. Exact patched release version numbers were not independently confirmed in the available data and should be verified directly at https://www.j2commerce.com/ before deploying. If immediate patching is not feasible, a compensating control is to configure a web application firewall rule that inspects cart controller redirect parameters for base64-encoded values and blocks requests where the decoded hostname does not match the application's own domain - this carries a risk of false positives on legitimate redirect flows and requires ongoing rule maintenance. Joomla site operators should also audit access logs for requests to cart controller endpoints containing base64 URL parameters, particularly those arriving from external referrers, to identify potential pre-patch exploitation attempts.
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Affected Packages
Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)
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Technical ContextAI · show details
J2Store is a Joomla CMS e-commerce extension developed by j2commerce.com, identified by CPE cpe:2.3:a:j2commerce.com:j2store_extension_for_joomla:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*. The flaw is classified under CWE-601 (URL Redirection to Untrusted Site / Open Redirect), a well-understood weakness class where an application accepts externally controlled input to construct a redirect target without sanitizing the destination host. Specifically, four task handlers in the cart controller accept a base64-encoded URL from the HTTP request, decode it, and issue a redirect response without verifying that the resulting hostname belongs to the application's own domain. Base64 encoding adds trivial obfuscation that can defeat naive string-matching filters but provides no real security boundary. The affected version ranges span both the 3.x and 4.x release lines, suggesting the vulnerable redirect logic predates the 4.0 major revision.
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CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N
Network-accessible with no privileges required; victim must click a crafted link (UI:R); scope changes to victim browser with low confidentiality and integrity phishing impact.
Primary rating from Vendor (Joomla).
CVSS VectorVendor: Joomla
DescriptionCVE.org
Joomla Extension - j2commerce.com - Open redirect in cart controller in J2Store 1.0.0-3.3.20, 4.0.0-4.0.20, 4.1.0-4.1.5 - Four task handlers accepted a base64-encoded URL from user input and redirected to it without validating the destination host, enabling phishing using the shop's trusted domain. No authentication required.
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