CVE-2008-6878 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

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

Published: 2009-07-27

Score: 6.8 Medium

EPSS: 2.3% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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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

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

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No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.0234.

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References

Link	Providers
http://osvdb.org/46913
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

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2009-07-27T14:22:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T11:49:00.598Z

Reserved: 2009-07-27T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2008-6878

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2009-07-27T14:30:00.377

Modified: 2026-06-16T23:03:09.287

Link: CVE-2008-6878

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-22
Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

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