Craft Commerce has a SQL Injection can lead to Remote Code Execution via TotalRevenue Widget
Impact
A SQL injection in the Commerce TotalRevenue widget can lead to remote code execution through a chain of four vulnerabilities:
Source excerpt · OSVThe complete chain requires 3 HTTP requests and achieves arbitrary command execution as the PHP process user. Queue processing is triggered via GET /actions/queue/run, an endpoint that requires no authentication ($allowAnonymous = ['run']).
Affected packages
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| Affected range | Recorded fix |
|---|---|
| From 4.0.0 before 4.10.3Ecosystem versions | 4.10.3 |
| From 5.0.0 before 5.5.5Ecosystem versions | 5.5.5 |
Version evidence: OSV · GHSA-875v-7m49-8x88
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Original source description
Summary
A SQL injection in the Commerce TotalRevenue widget can lead to remote code execution through a chain of four vulnerabilities:
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SQL Injection -- The TotalRevenue stat interpolates unsanitized widget settings directly into a sprintf-based SQL Expression. Any control panel user can create any widget type without permission checks.
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PDO Multi-Statement Queries -- PHP
PDO MySQLenablesCLIENT_MULTI_STATEMENTSby default. Neither Yii2 nor Craft CMS disables it. This allows stacking an INSERT statement after the injected SELECT , writing a maliciously serialized PHP object into the queue table. -
Unrestricted
unserialize()-- The yii2-queue PhpSerializer callsunserialize()with no allowed_classes restriction on every queue job. When the queue consumer processes the injected job, it instantiates the attacker-controlled object. -
Gadget Chain (FileCookieJar) --
GuzzleHttp\Cookie\FileCookieJar(a standard Guzzle dependency) has an unguarded__destruct()method that callsfile_put_contents(). The attacker’s serialized payload writes a PHP webshell to the server’s webroot. PHP tags survivejson_encode()because Guzzle usesoptions=0(noJSON_HEX_TAG).
The complete chain requires 3 HTTP requests and achieves arbitrary command execution as the PHP process user. Queue processing is triggered via GET /actions/queue/run, an endpoint that requires no authentication ($allowAnonymous = ['run']).
RCE Exploitation Steps
- Authenticate as any control panel user
- POST to
/admin/actions/dashboard/create-widgetwith stacked SQL injection: settings[type]contains the stacked INSERT with the serialized gadget chain- Response: HTTP 500 (expected -- INSERT already committed)
- Trigger queue processing:
GET /actions/queue/run - Queue consumer deserializes the gadget chain
FileCookieJar::__destruct()writes webshell to webroot- Access the webshell:
GET /poc_rce.php?c=id - Response:
uid=1000(home) gid=1000(home) groups=1000(home)