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GHSA-hxg4-65p5-9w37

MediumCVSS 6.5 / 10
Published Mar 19, 2025·Last modified Mar 20, 2025
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Description

A discovered vulnerability allows users to modify their shopping cart after completing the PayPal Checkout process and payment authorization. If a user initiates a PayPal transaction from a product page or the cart page and then returns to the order summary page, they can still manipulate the cart contents before finalizing the order. As a result, the order amount in Sylius may be higher than the amount actually captured by PayPal, leading to a scenario where merchants deliver products or services without full payment.

Impact

  • Users can exploit this flaw to receive products/services without paying the full amount.
  • Merchants may suffer financial losses due to underpaid orders.
  • Trust in the integrity of the payment process is compromised.

Patches

The issue is fixed in versions: 1.6.2, 1.7.2, 2.0.2 and above.

Workarounds

To resolve the problem in the end application without updating to the newest patches, there is a need to overwrite PayPalOrderCompleteProcessor with modified logic:

<?php

declare(strict_types=1);

namespace App\Processor;

use Sylius\Bundle\PayumBundle\Model\GatewayConfigInterface;
use Sylius\Component\Core\Model\OrderInterface;
use Sylius\Component\Core\Model\PaymentInterface;
use Sylius\Component\Core\Model\PaymentMethodInterface;
use Sylius\PayPalPlugin\Manager\PaymentStateManagerInterface;

final class PayPalOrderCompleteProcessor
{
    public function __construct(private readonly PaymentStateManagerInterface $paymentStateManager) {
    }

    public function completePayPalOrder(OrderInterface $order): void
    {
        $payment = $order->getLastPayment(PaymentInterface::STATE_PROCESSING);
        if ($payment === null) {
            return;
        }

        /** @var PaymentMethodInterface $paymentMethod */
        $paymentMethod = $payment->getMethod();
        /** @var GatewayConfigInterface $gatewayConfig */
        $gatewayConfig = $paymentMethod->getGatewayConfig();

        if ($gatewayConfig->getFactoryName() !== 'sylius.pay_pal') {
            return;
        }

        try {
            $this->verify($payment);
        } catch (\Exception) {
            $this->paymentStateManager->cancel($payment);

            return;
        }

        $this->paymentStateManager->complete($payment);
    }

    private function verify(PaymentInterface $payment): void
    {
        $totalAmount = $this->getTotalPaymentAmountFromPaypal($payment);

        if ($payment->getOrder()->getTotal() !== $totalAmount) {
            throw new \Exception();
        }
    }

    private function getTotalPaymentAmountFromPaypal(PaymentInterface $payment): int
    {
        $details = $payment->getDetails();

        return $details['payment_amount'] ?? 0;
    }
}

IMPORTANT

For PayPalPlugin 2.x change:

$gatewayConfig->getFactoryName() !== 'sylius.pay_pal'

to

$gatewayConfig->getFactoryName() !== SyliusPayPalExtension::PAYPAL_FACTORY_NAME

Also there is a need to overwrite CompletePayPalOrderListener with modified logic:

<?php

declare(strict_types=1);

namespace App\EventListener\Workflow;

use App\Processor\PayPalOrderCompleteProcessor;
use Sylius\Component\Core\Model\OrderInterface;
use Symfony\Component\Workflow\Event\CompletedEvent;
use Webmozart\Assert\Assert;

final class CompletePayPalOrderListener
{
    public function __construct(private readonly PayPalOrderCompleteProcessor $completeProcessor)
    {
    }

    public function __invoke(CompletedEvent $event): void
    {
        /** @var OrderInterface $order */
        $order = $event->getSubject();
        Assert::isInstanceOf($order, OrderInterface::class);

        $this->completeProcessor->completePayPalOrder($order);
    }
}

And to overwrite CaptureAction with modified logic (if you didn't have it already):

<?php

declare(strict_types=1);

namespace App\Payum\Action;

use Payum\Core\Action\ActionInterface;
use Payum\Core\Exception\RequestNotSupportedException;
use Payum\Core\Request\Capture;
use Sylius\Component\Core\Model\PaymentInterface;
use Sylius\Component\Core\Model\PaymentMethodInterface;
use Sylius\PayPalPlugin\Api\CacheAuthorizeClientApiInterface;
use Sylius\PayPalPlugin\Api\CreateOrderApiInterface;
use Sylius\PayPalPlugin\Payum\Action\StatusAction;
use Sylius\PayPalPlugin\Provider\UuidProviderInterface;

final class CaptureAction implements ActionInterface
{
    public function __construct(
        private CacheAuthorizeClientApiInterface $authorizeClientApi,
        private CreateOrderApiInterface $createOrderApi,
        private UuidProviderInterface $uuidProvider,
    ) {
    }

    /** @param Capture $request */
    public function execute($request): void
    {
        RequestNotSupportedException::assertSupports($this, $request);

        /** @var PaymentInterface $payment */
        $payment = $request->getModel();
        /** @var PaymentMethodInterface $paymentMethod */
        $paymentMethod = $payment->getMethod();

        $token = $this->authorizeClientApi->authorize($paymentMethod);

        $referenceId = $this->uuidProvider->provide();
        $content = $this->createOrderApi->create($token, $payment, $referenceId);

        if ($content['status'] === 'CREATED') {
            $payment->setDetails([
                'status' => StatusAction::STATUS_CAPTURED,
                'paypal_order_id' => $content['id'],
                'reference_id' => $referenceId,
                'payment_amount' => $payment->getAmount(),
            ]);
        }
    }

    public function supports($request): bool
    {
        return
            $request instanceof Capture &&
            $request->getModel() instanceof PaymentInterface
        ;
    }
}

After that, register services in the container when using PayPal 1.x:

Sylius\PayPalPlugin\EventListener\Workflow\CompletePayPalOrderListener:
    class: App\EventListener\Workflow\CompletePayPalOrderListener
    public: true
    arguments:
        - '@Sylius\PayPalPlugin\Processor\PayPalOrderCompleteProcessor'
    tags: 
        - { name: 'kernel.event_listener', event: 'workflow.sylius_order_checkout.completed.complete', priority: 100 }
    
Sylius\PayPalPlugin\Processor\PayPalOrderCompleteProcessor:
    class: App\Processor\PayPalOrderCompleteProcessor
    public: true
    arguments:
        - '@Sylius\PayPalPlugin\Manager\PaymentStateManagerInterface'

Sylius\PayPalPlugin\Payum\Action\CaptureAction:
    class: App\Payum\Action\CaptureAction
    public: true
    arguments:
        - '@Sylius\PayPalPlugin\Api\CacheAuthorizeClientApiInterface'
        - '@Sylius\PayPalPlugin\Api\CreateOrderApiInterface'
        - '@Sylius\PayPalPlugin\Provider\UuidProviderInterface'
    tags:
        - { name: 'payum.action', factory: 'sylius.pay_pal', alias: 'payum.action.capture' }

or when using PayPal 2.x:

sylius_paypal.listener.workflow.complete_paypal_order:
    class: App\EventListener\Workflow\CompletePayPalOrderListener
    public: true
    arguments:
        - '@sylius_paypal.processor.paypal_order_complete'
    tags: 
        - { name: 'kernel.event_listener', event: 'workflow.sylius_order_checkout.completed.complete', priority: 100 }
    
sylius_paypal.processor.paypal_order_complete:
    class: App\Processor\PayPalOrderCompleteProcessor
    public: true
    arguments:
        - '@sylius_paypal.manager.payment_state'

sylius_paypal.payum.action.capture:
    class: App\Payum\Action\CaptureAction
    public: true
    arguments:
        - '@sylius_paypal.api.cache_authorize_client'
        - '@sylius_paypal.api.create_order'
        - '@sylius_paypal.provider.uuid'
    tags:
        - { name: 'payum.action', factory: 'sylius.paypal', alias: 'payum.action.capture' }

For more information

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Risk Scores
Base Score
6.5

The vulnerability can be exploited over the network without needing physical access. It is easy for an attacker to exploit this vulnerability. An attacker does not need any special privileges or access rights. The attacker needs the user to perform some action, like clicking a link. The impact is confined to the system where the vulnerability exists. There is a high impact on the integrity of the data.

Threat Intelligence
6.0

Exploitation attempts have been detected. Elevated vigilance and prompt remediation are advised.

EPSS
0.32%

The exploit probability is very low. The vulnerability is unlikely to be exploited in the next 30 days.

Exploit
Not available

We did not find any exploit available. Neither in GitHub repositories nor in the Exploit-Database.

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