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TI-2008-06566 Aliases CVE-2008-6878GHSA-9mm2-vfp7-2g6p

Directory traversal vulnerability in admin/includes/languages/english.php in Zen Cart…

Priority LOW 35CWE-22Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Medium
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Partial · Partial · Partial
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.0234 83rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 3 exploit referencesTagged by NVD and the CNA
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:zen_cart:zen_cart:1.3.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.3.8VulnerableZen Cart
cpe:2.3:a:zen_cart:zen_cart:1.3.8a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.3.8aVulnerableZen Cart
  • cpe:2.3:a:zen_cart:zen_cart:1.3.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.3.8 Vulnerable ·Zen Cart
  • cpe:2.3:a:zen_cart:zen_cart:1.3.8a:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.3.8a Vulnerable ·Zen Cart

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2008-6878
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-9mm2-vfp7-2g6p

References

Exploit 3

Other 1

  • TI-2006-00677 Unspecified vulnerabilities in Zen Cart before 1.2.7 allow remote attackers to cause… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2007-03488 Session fixation vulnerability in Zen Cart 1.3.7 and earlier allows remote attackers to… CVSS 2.0HIGH 8.5
  • TI-2006-04071 Multiple SQL injection vulnerabilities in Zen Cart 1.3.0.2 and earlier allow remote… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2006-04074 Directory traversal vulnerability in Zen Cart 1.3.0.2 and earlier allows remote attackers… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2004-01896 SQL injection vulnerability in login.php in Zen Cart 1.1.2d, 1.1.4 before patch 1, and… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2008-06565 Directory traversal vulnerability in admin/includes/initsystem.php in Zen Cart 1.3.8 and… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.8
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Sources

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