CVE-2008-6877

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Published Jul 27, 2009 CVSS 2.0 · 6.8 Medium EPSS 2.3% KEV · Not listed

Description

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.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:zen_cart:zen_cart:1.3.8:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:zen_cart:zen_cart:1.3.8a:::::::*

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Remediation

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Advisories

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Metrics

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Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

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Exploit prediction score: 2.3% (2.340% probability within 30 days)

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References

Link	Providers
http://osvdb.org/46912
http://secunia.com/advisories/31039
http://www.attrition.org/pipermail/vim/2008-July/002028.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30179
http://www.zen-cart.com/forum/showthread.php?t=102802
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6038

History

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Subscriptions

Zen Cart Zen Cart

Weaknesses

CWE-22

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 11:49 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Jul 27, 2009, 2:22 PM
Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 11:49 AM
Reserved: Jul 27, 2009, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 11:03 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Jul 27, 2009, 2:30 PM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 11:03 PM

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