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Vulnerability record · CVE-2017-15285 · published 12 October 2017

CVE-2017-15285: Qualiteam x-cart improper input validation vulnerability

Qualiteam · X Cart

X-Cart 5.2.23, 5.3.1.9, 5.3.2.13, and 5.3.3 is vulnerable to Remote Code Execution. This vulnerability exists because the application fails to check remote file extensions before saving locally. This vulnerability can be exploited by anyone with Vendor access or higher. One attack methodology is to upload an image file in the Attachments section of a product catalog, upload a .php file with an "Add File Via URL" action, and change the image's Description URL to reference the .php URL in the attachments/ directory.

8.8 CVSS 3.0 High EPSS 2.1% · top 19.3% CWE-20 · Improper input validation
8.8CVSS 3.0 base score, v2 6.5
2.1%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
2References, 2 tagged exploit
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

X-Cart 5.2.23, 5.3.1.9, 5.3.2.13, and 5.3.3 is vulnerable to Remote Code Execution. This vulnerability exists because the application fails to check remote file extensions before saving locally. This vulnerability can be exploited by anyone with Vendor access or higher. One attack methodology is to upload an image file in the Attachments section of a product catalog, upload a .php file with an "Add File Via URL" action, and change the image's Description URL to reference the .php URL in the attachments/ directory.

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

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
https://sxcurity.github.io/PHP%20Code%20Injection%20in%20X-Cart.pdf ExploitThird Party Advisory
https://sxcurity.github.io/PHP%20Code%20Injection%20in%20X-Cart.pdf ExploitThird Party Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2017-15285), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.