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Fencer Vulns
high 7.5

CVE-2009-2254 in the critical feed json

Zen Cart 1.3.8a, 1.3.8, and earlier does not require administrative authentication for admin/sqlpatch.php, which allows remote attackers to…

published 2009-06-30 17 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2009-2250

cvss
7.5
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
10.9%
EPSS 10.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 95%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

Zen Cart 1.3.8a, 1.3.8, and earlier does not require administrative authentication for admin/sqlpatch.php, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the query_string parameter in an execute action, in conjunction with a PATH_INFO of password_forgotten.php, related to a "SQL Execution" issue.

Patch / fix

Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-9005)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

10.89% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 95% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-9005 Zen Cart 1.3.8 - SQL Execution webapps, 2009-06-23
  • securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35468 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 7.5 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-89 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command

References

Sources

Fencer Vulns keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.