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medium 6.8

CVE-2008-6878 json

Directory traversal vulnerability in admin/includes/languages/english.php in Zen Cart 1.3.8a, 1.3.8, and earlier, when .htaccess is not sup…

published 2009-07-27 17 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2008-6838

cvss
6.8
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
2.3%
EPSS 2.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 83%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

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.

Exploit prediction

2.34% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 83% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • exploit-db.com https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6038 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • attrition.org http://www.attrition.org/pipermail/vim/2008-July/002028.html referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • zen-cart.com http://www.zen-cart.com/forum/showthread.php?t=102802 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30179 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 6.8 AV: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

Sources

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