Objective: Compromise nopCommerce Application via High-Risk Attack Paths
Compromise nopCommerce Application **[CRITICAL NODE]**
├───(OR) Exploit nopCommerce Vulnerabilities **[HIGH RISK PATH]**
│ ├───(OR) Exploit Code Vulnerabilities **[HIGH RISK PATH]**
│ │ ├───(OR) SQL Injection (SQLi) **[HIGH RISK PATH]**
│ │ │ ├───(AND) Identify SQL Injection Point
│ │ │ │ ├───(OR) User Login/Registration [L: M, Imp: Hi, Eff: Me, Sk: In, Det: Mo] **[CRITICAL NODE]**
│ │ │ │ └───(OR) Plugin-Specific Queries [L: H, Imp: Hi, Eff: Me, Sk: In, Det: Mo] **[CRITICAL NODE]**
│ │ │ └───(AND) Execute Malicious SQL Query [L: H, Imp: Hi, Eff: Me, Sk: In, Det: Mo] **[CRITICAL NODE]**
│ │ │ ├───(OR) Data Exfiltration (Customer Data, Admin Credentials, Product Info) [L: H, Imp: Hi, Eff: Me, Sk: In, Det: Mo] **[CRITICAL NODE]**
│ │ │ └───(OR) Privilege Escalation (Gain Admin Access via SQL Injection) [L: M, Imp: Cr, Eff: Me, Sk: In, Det: Mo] **[CRITICAL NODE]**
│ │ ├───(OR) Authentication/Authorization Bypass **[HIGH RISK PATH]**
│ │ │ ├───(AND) Identify Authentication Flaw
│ │ │ │ ├───(OR) Privilege Escalation Vulnerabilities in Admin Roles [L: L, Imp: Hi, Eff: Me, Sk: In, Det: Mo] **[CRITICAL NODE]**
│ │ │ │ └───(OR) API Authentication Bypass (if APIs are exposed) [L: L, Imp: Hi, Eff: Me, Sk: In, Det: Mo] **[CRITICAL NODE]**
│ │ │ └───(AND) Exploit Flaw to Gain Unauthorized Access [L: M, Imp: Hi, Eff: Me, Sk: In, Det: Mo] **[CRITICAL NODE]**
│ │ │ ├───(OR) Access Admin Panel [L: M, Imp: Cr, Eff: Me, Sk: In, Det: Mo] **[CRITICAL NODE]**
│ │ │ └───(OR) Access Customer Accounts [L: M, Imp: Hi, Eff: Me, Sk: In, Det: Mo] **[CRITICAL NODE]**
│ │ ├───(OR) Remote Code Execution (RCE) **[HIGH RISK PATH]** **[CRITICAL NODE]**
│ │ │ ├───(AND) Identify RCE Vulnerability
│ │ │ │ ├───(OR) Deserialization Vulnerabilities (Less common in modern .NET, but possible in older versions or plugins) [L: L, Imp: Cr, Eff: Hi, Sk: Ex, Det: Di] **[CRITICAL NODE]**
│ │ │ │ ├───(OR) File Upload Vulnerabilities (e.g., Plugin Upload, Theme Upload) [L: M, Imp: Cr, Eff: Me, Sk: In, Det: Mo] **[CRITICAL NODE]**
│ │ │ │ └───(OR) Code Injection in Configuration Files (Less likely, but consider if custom config parsing is used) [L: VL, Imp: Cr, Eff: Hi, Sk: Ex, Det: Di] **[CRITICAL NODE]**
│ │ │ └───(AND) Execute Arbitrary Code on Server [L: M, Imp: Cr, Eff: Me, Sk: In, Det: Mo] **[CRITICAL NODE]**
│ │ │ ├───(OR) Gain Full Control of Server [L: M, Imp: Cr, Eff: Me, Sk: In, Det: Mo] **[CRITICAL NODE]**
│ │ │ └───(OR) Install Backdoor [L: M, Imp: Cr, Eff: Me, Sk: In, Det: Mo] **[CRITICAL NODE]**
│ │ │ └───(OR) Data Breach [L: M, Imp: Hi, Eff: Me, Sk: In, Det: Mo] **[CRITICAL NODE]**
│ ├───(OR) Exploit Configuration/Deployment Weaknesses **[HIGH RISK PATH]**
│ │ ├───(OR) Default Credentials **[HIGH RISK PATH]** **[CRITICAL NODE]**
│ │ │ ├───(AND) Attempt Default Credentials for Admin Account [L: M, Imp: Cr, Eff: Lo, Sk: No, Det: Ea] **[CRITICAL NODE]**
│ │ │ │ └───(OR) Common nopCommerce Default Credentials (if any exist or are poorly changed) [L: M, Imp: Cr, Eff: Lo, Sk: No, Det: Ea] **[CRITICAL NODE]**
│ │ │ └───(AND) Gain Access to Admin Panel [L: M, Imp: Cr, Eff: Lo, Sk: No, Det: Ea] **[CRITICAL NODE]**
│ │ │ └───(OR) Full Application Control [L: M, Imp: Cr, Eff: Lo, Sk: No, Det: Ea] **[CRITICAL NODE]**
│ │ ├───(OR) Misconfigured Permissions
│ │ │ └───(AND) Exploit Permissions to Access Sensitive Files [L: L, Imp: Hi, Eff: Me, Sk: In, Det: Mo] **[CRITICAL NODE]**
│ │ │ ├───(OR) Configuration Files (e.g., connection strings) [L: L, Imp: Hi, Eff: Me, Sk: In, Det: Mo] **[CRITICAL NODE]**
│ │ │ └───(OR) Database Backups [L: L, Imp: Hi, Eff: Me, Sk: In, Det: Mo] **[CRITICAL NODE]**
│ │ │ └───(OR) Source Code (if accessible) [L: VL, Imp: Hi, Eff: Me, Sk: In, Det: Mo] **[CRITICAL NODE]**
│ │ └───(OR) Unpatched nopCommerce Version **[HIGH RISK PATH]**
│ │ └───(AND) Exploit Known Vulnerabilities in that Version [L: M, Imp: Hi, Eff: Me, Sk: In, Det: Mo] **[CRITICAL NODE]**
│ │ ├───(OR) Publicly Available Exploits [L: M, Imp: Hi, Eff: Lo, Sk: No, Det: Ea] **[CRITICAL NODE]**
│ │ └───(OR) Research and Develop Custom Exploit [L: L, Imp: Hi, Eff: Hi, Sk: Ex, Det: Di] **[CRITICAL NODE]**
│ └───(OR) Exploit Plugin/Extension Vulnerabilities **[HIGH RISK PATH]** **[CRITICAL NODE]**
│ └───(AND) Exploit Vulnerability in Plugin [L: H, Imp: Hi, Eff: Me, Sk: In, Det: Mo] **[CRITICAL NODE]**
│ ├───(OR) SQL Injection in Plugin [L: H, Imp: Hi, Eff: Me, Sk: In, Det: Mo] **[CRITICAL NODE]**
│ ├───(OR) File Upload Vulnerability in Plugin [L: M, Imp: Cr, Eff: Me, Sk: In, Det: Mo] **[CRITICAL NODE]**
│ ├───(OR) Authentication Bypass in Plugin [L: M, Imp: Hi, Eff: Me, Sk: In, Det: Mo] **[CRITICAL NODE]**
│ ├───(OR) RCE in Plugin [L: M, Imp: Cr, Eff: Me, Sk: In, Det: Mo] **[CRITICAL NODE]**
└───(OR) Exploit Dependencies Vulnerabilities
└───(AND) Exploit Vulnerability in Dependency [L: M, Imp: Hi, Eff: Me, Sk: In, Det: Mo] **[CRITICAL NODE]**
├───(OR) Publicly Available Exploits for Dependency [L: M, Imp: Hi, Eff: Lo, Sk: No, Det: Ea] **[CRITICAL NODE]**
└───(OR) Develop Custom Exploit for Dependency [L: L, Imp: Hi, Eff: Hi, Sk: Ex, Det: Di] **[CRITICAL NODE]**
Attack Tree Path: 1. Exploit nopCommerce Vulnerabilities -> Exploit Code Vulnerabilities -> SQL Injection (SQLi) [HIGH RISK PATH]:
- Attack Vectors:
- User Login/Registration [CRITICAL NODE]:
- Maliciously crafted input in username or password fields during login or registration to inject SQL queries.
- Exploiting stored procedures or database functions used in authentication logic.
- Plugin-Specific Queries [CRITICAL NODE]:
- Vulnerabilities in custom SQL queries within plugins, often due to lack of parameterized queries or input sanitization.
- Exploiting plugin functionalities that interact with the database without proper security measures.
- User Login/Registration [CRITICAL NODE]:
- Impact:
- Data Exfiltration (Customer Data, Admin Credentials, Product Info) [CRITICAL NODE]: Stealing sensitive information from the database.
- Privilege Escalation (Gain Admin Access via SQL Injection) [CRITICAL NODE]: Modifying database records to grant attacker administrative privileges.
Attack Tree Path: 2. Exploit nopCommerce Vulnerabilities -> Exploit Code Vulnerabilities -> Authentication/Authorization Bypass [HIGH RISK PATH]:
- Attack Vectors:
- Privilege Escalation Vulnerabilities in Admin Roles [CRITICAL NODE]:
- Exploiting flaws in role-based access control (RBAC) to elevate privileges from a lower-level user to an administrator.
- Bypassing checks that should restrict access to admin functionalities based on user roles.
- API Authentication Bypass (if APIs are exposed) [CRITICAL NODE]:
- Exploiting vulnerabilities in API authentication mechanisms, such as weak tokens, insecure OAuth implementations, or lack of proper authentication.
- Directly accessing administrative or sensitive APIs without proper authorization.
- Privilege Escalation Vulnerabilities in Admin Roles [CRITICAL NODE]:
- Impact:
- Exploit Flaw to Gain Unauthorized Access [CRITICAL NODE]: Successfully bypassing authentication or authorization.
- Access Admin Panel [CRITICAL NODE]: Gaining unauthorized access to the nopCommerce administration panel.
- Access Customer Accounts [CRITICAL NODE]: Gaining unauthorized access to customer accounts and their data.
Attack Tree Path: 3. Exploit nopCommerce Vulnerabilities -> Exploit Code Vulnerabilities -> Remote Code Execution (RCE) [HIGH RISK PATH] [CRITICAL NODE]:
- Attack Vectors:
- Deserialization Vulnerabilities (Less common in modern .NET, but possible in older versions or plugins) [CRITICAL NODE]:
- Exploiting insecure deserialization of objects, allowing execution of arbitrary code when malicious serialized data is processed.
- Targeting older versions of .NET or plugins that might use vulnerable deserialization patterns.
- File Upload Vulnerabilities (e.g., Plugin Upload, Theme Upload) [CRITICAL NODE]:
- Uploading malicious files (e.g., ASPX, PHP, executable) through plugin or theme upload functionalities.
- Bypassing file type validation or insufficient security checks on uploaded files.
- Code Injection in Configuration Files (Less likely, but consider if custom config parsing is used) [CRITICAL NODE]:
- Injecting malicious code into configuration files if the application uses custom configuration parsing logic that is vulnerable.
- Manipulating configuration settings to execute arbitrary commands.
- Deserialization Vulnerabilities (Less common in modern .NET, but possible in older versions or plugins) [CRITICAL NODE]:
- Impact:
- Execute Arbitrary Code on Server [CRITICAL NODE]: Successfully running attacker-controlled code on the nopCommerce server.
- Gain Full Control of Server [CRITICAL NODE]: Achieving complete administrative control over the server.
- Install Backdoor [CRITICAL NODE]: Establishing persistent access to the server for future attacks.
- Data Breach [CRITICAL NODE]: Stealing sensitive data from the server and application.
Attack Tree Path: 4. Exploit Configuration/Deployment Weaknesses -> Default Credentials [HIGH RISK PATH] [CRITICAL NODE]:
- Attack Vectors:
- Attempt Default Credentials for Admin Account [CRITICAL NODE]:
- Trying common default usernames and passwords for the nopCommerce administrator account.
- Exploiting situations where administrators fail to change default credentials during installation.
- Common nopCommerce Default Credentials (if any exist or are poorly changed) [CRITICAL NODE]:
- Utilizing publicly known default credentials if nopCommerce or specific plugins have them.
- Exploiting weak or easily guessable passwords set by administrators.
- Attempt Default Credentials for Admin Account [CRITICAL NODE]:
- Impact:
- Gain Access to Admin Panel [CRITICAL NODE]: Successfully logging into the nopCommerce administration panel with default credentials.
- Full Application Control [CRITICAL NODE]: Achieving complete control over the nopCommerce application and its data.
Attack Tree Path: 5. Exploit Configuration/Deployment Weaknesses -> Misconfigured Permissions -> Exploit Permissions to Access Sensitive Files [CRITICAL NODE]:
- Attack Vectors:
- Configuration Files (e.g., connection strings) [CRITICAL NODE]:
- Reading configuration files that contain database connection strings, API keys, or other sensitive information due to misconfigured web server or file system permissions.
- Database Backups [CRITICAL NODE]:
- Accessing database backup files stored in publicly accessible locations due to misconfigured permissions.
- Source Code (if accessible) [CRITICAL NODE]:
- Accessing application source code files if web server or file system permissions are incorrectly set, potentially revealing vulnerabilities and sensitive logic.
- Configuration Files (e.g., connection strings) [CRITICAL NODE]:
- Impact:
- Exploit Permissions to Access Sensitive Files [CRITICAL NODE]: Successfully reading sensitive files due to permission misconfigurations.
- Configuration Files (e.g., connection strings) [CRITICAL NODE]: Obtaining database credentials and other sensitive configuration data.
- Database Backups [CRITICAL NODE]: Accessing complete database contents, including customer data and admin credentials.
- Source Code (if accessible) [CRITICAL NODE]: Understanding application logic, identifying vulnerabilities, and potentially finding hardcoded credentials.
Attack Tree Path: 6. Exploit Configuration/Deployment Weaknesses -> Unpatched nopCommerce Version [HIGH RISK PATH]:
- Attack Vectors:
- Exploit Known Vulnerabilities in that Version [CRITICAL NODE]:
- Identifying the nopCommerce version and searching for publicly disclosed vulnerabilities (CVEs) affecting that version.
- Utilizing publicly available exploits for known vulnerabilities.
- Publicly Available Exploits [CRITICAL NODE]:
- Using pre-written exploit code to target known vulnerabilities in the outdated nopCommerce version.
- Research and Develop Custom Exploit [CRITICAL NODE]:
- Analyzing the outdated nopCommerce version to identify vulnerabilities and developing custom exploit code if no public exploits are available.
- Exploit Known Vulnerabilities in that Version [CRITICAL NODE]:
- Impact:
- Exploit Known Vulnerabilities in that Version [CRITICAL NODE]: Successfully exploiting vulnerabilities specific to the outdated nopCommerce version.
- Publicly Available Exploits [CRITICAL NODE]: Quickly and easily compromising the application using readily available exploits.
- Research and Develop Custom Exploit [CRITICAL NODE]: Achieving compromise even if no public exploits exist, requiring more effort but potentially bypassing common defenses.
- Attack Vectors:
- Exploit Vulnerability in Plugin [CRITICAL NODE]:
- Identifying vulnerabilities within installed nopCommerce plugins.
- Targeting common plugin vulnerabilities such as SQL Injection, XSS, File Upload vulnerabilities, Authentication Bypass, RCE, and Logic Flaws.
- SQL Injection in Plugin [CRITICAL NODE]: SQL Injection vulnerabilities specifically within plugin code.
- File Upload Vulnerability in Plugin [CRITICAL NODE]: File upload vulnerabilities within plugin functionalities.
- Authentication Bypass in Plugin [CRITICAL NODE]: Bypassing authentication mechanisms implemented by plugins.
- RCE in Plugin [CRITICAL NODE]: Remote Code Execution vulnerabilities within plugin code.
- Exploit Vulnerability in Plugin [CRITICAL NODE]:
- Impact:
- Exploit Vulnerability in Plugin [CRITICAL NODE]: Successfully exploiting a vulnerability in a plugin.
- SQL Injection in Plugin [CRITICAL NODE]: Data exfiltration, modification, or privilege escalation via plugin SQLi.
- File Upload Vulnerability in Plugin [CRITICAL NODE]: Remote Code Execution via malicious file uploads through plugins.
- Authentication Bypass in Plugin [CRITICAL NODE]: Unauthorized access to plugin functionalities and potentially wider application access.
- RCE in Plugin [CRITICAL NODE]: Full server compromise via RCE vulnerabilities in plugins.
Attack Tree Path: 8. Exploit Dependencies Vulnerabilities -> Exploit Vulnerability in Dependency [CRITICAL NODE]:
- Attack Vectors:
- Publicly Available Exploits for Dependency [CRITICAL NODE]:
- Identifying vulnerable dependencies (e.g., NuGet packages, JavaScript libraries) used by nopCommerce.
- Utilizing publicly available exploits targeting vulnerabilities in these dependencies.
- Develop Custom Exploit for Dependency [CRITICAL NODE]:
- Analyzing dependencies to identify vulnerabilities and developing custom exploits if no public exploits are available.
- Publicly Available Exploits for Dependency [CRITICAL NODE]:
- Impact:
- Exploit Vulnerability in Dependency [CRITICAL NODE]: Successfully exploiting a vulnerability in a dependency.
- Publicly Available Exploits for Dependency [CRITICAL NODE]: Quickly compromising the application using readily available exploits for dependencies.
- Develop Custom Exploit for Dependency [CRITICAL NODE]: Achieving compromise even if no public exploits exist for dependencies, requiring more effort.