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CVE-2008-6877

Directory traversal vulnerability in admin/includes/initsystem.php in Zen Cart 1.3.8 and 1.3.8a, when .htaccess is not supported, allows re…

Published 17 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
6.8
v2.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
2.3%
percentile 84%
Public exploits
0
none known

Directory traversal vulnerability in admin/includes/initsystem.php in Zen Cart 1.3.8 and 1.3.8a, when .htaccess is not supported, allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in the loader_file parameter. NOTE: the vendor disputes this issue, stating "at worst, the use of this vulnerability will reveal some local file paths.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

2.34% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 84% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD2.06.8AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory

References

  • secunia.com /advisories/31039 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA, x_transferred
  • attrition.org /pipermail/vim/2008-July/002028.html · mailing-list, x_refsource_VIM, x_transferred
  • osvdb.org /46912 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_OSVDB, x_transferred
  • zen-cart.com /forum/showthread.php?t=102802 · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
  • exploit-db.com /exploits/6038 · exploit, x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /bid/30179 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred

Sources

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