GHSA-w8gw-qm8p-j9j3
Craft Commerce has Stored XSS in Shipping Categories (Name & Description) Fields Leading to Potential Privilege Escalation
Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Packagist | craftcms/composer | >= 5.0.0-RC1, < 5.5.2 | 5.5.2 |
| Packagist | craftcms/composer | >= 4.0.0-RC1, < 4.10.1 | 4.10.1 |
Details
As written in the advisory (Markdown source, shown as plain text).
## Summary
A stored XSS vulnerability in Craft Commerce allows attackers to execute malicious JavaScript in an administrator’s browser. This occurs because the Shipping Categories (Name & Description) fields in the **Store Management** section are not properly sanitized before being displayed in the admin panel.
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## Proof of Concept
### Requirments
- General permissions:
- Access the control panel
- Access Craft Commerce
- Craft Commerce permissions:
- Manage store settings
- Manage shipping
- An active administrator elevated session
### Steps to Reproduce
1. Log in to the Admin Panel with the attacker account with the permissions mentioned above.
2. Navigate to **Commerce** -> **Store Management** -> **Shipping Categories** (`/admin/commerce/store-management/primary/shippingcategories`).
3. Create a new shipping category.
4. In the **Name** field, enter the following payload:
```html
<img src=x onerror="alert(document.domain)">
```
4. Click **Save** & Go back to the previous page.
5. Notice the alert proving JavaScript execution.
### Privilege Escalation to Administrator:
1. Do the same steps above, but replace the payload with a malicious one.
2. The following payload elevates the attacker’s account to Admin if there’s already an elevated session, replace the `<UserID>` with your attacker id:
```html
<img src=x onerror="fetch('/admin/users/<UserID>/permissions',{method:'POST',body:`CRAFT_CSRF_TOKEN=${Craft.csrfTokenValue}&userId=<UserID>&admin=1&action=users/save-permissions`,headers:{'content-type':'application/x-www-form-urlencoded'}})">
```
3. In another browser, log in as an admin & go to the vulnerable page (shipping categories page).
4. Go back to your attacker account & notice you are now an admin.
The privilege escalation requires an elevated session. In a real-world scenario, an attacker can automate the process by forcing a logout if the victim’s session is stale; upon re-authentication, the stored XSS payload executes within a fresh elevated session to complete the attack.
Or even easier (and smarter), an attacker (using the XSS) can create a fake 'Session Expired' login modal overlay. Since it’s on the trusted domain, administrators will likely enter their credentials, sending them directly to the attacker.
### Resources:
https://github.com/craftcms/commerce/commit/fa273330807807d05b564d37c88654cd772839ee
References
External links from the advisory. They lead to third-party sites.
- https://github.com/craftcms/commerce/security/advisories/GHSA-w8gw-qm8p-j9j3
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-25485
- https://github.com/craftcms/commerce/commit/fa273330807807d05b564d37c88654cd772839ee
- https://github.com/craftcms/commerce
- https://github.com/craftcms/commerce/releases/tag/4.10.1
- https://github.com/craftcms/commerce/releases/tag/5.5.2