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TI-2009-02152 Aliases CVE-2009-2255GHSA-jvvw-4c7p-rr6q

Zen Cart 1.3.8a, 1.3.8, and earlier does not require administrative authentication for…

Priority MEDIUM 54CWE-287Published · Updated

Key facts

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

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-287.

Summary

Zen Cart 1.3.8a, 1.3.8, and earlier does not require administrative authentication for admin/record_company.php, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by uploading a .php file via the record_company_image parameter in conjunction with a PATH_INFO of password_forgotten.php, then accessing this file via a direct request to the file in images/.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.30966 98th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by 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 · 9

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:zen-cart:zen_cart:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 1.3.8aVulnerableZen Cart
cpe:2.3:a:zen-cart:zen_cart:1.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.1.0VulnerableZen Cart
cpe:2.3:a:zen-cart:zen_cart:1.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.1.3VulnerableZen Cart
cpe:2.3:a:zen-cart:zen_cart:1.2.0d:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.2.0dVulnerableZen Cart
cpe:2.3:a:zen-cart:zen_cart:1.2.1d:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.2.1dVulnerableZen Cart
cpe:2.3:a:zen-cart:zen_cart:1.2.4d:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.2.4dVulnerableZen Cart
cpe:2.3:a:zen-cart:zen_cart:1.3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.3.6VulnerableZen Cart
cpe:2.3:a:zen-cart:zen_cart:1.3.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.3.7VulnerableZen Cart
cpe:2.3:a:zen-cart:zen_cart:1.3.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.3.8VulnerableZen Cart
  • cpe:2.3:a:zen-cart:zen_cart:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 1.3.8a Vulnerable ·Zen Cart
  • cpe:2.3:a:zen-cart:zen_cart:1.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.0 Vulnerable ·Zen Cart
  • cpe:2.3:a:zen-cart:zen_cart:1.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.3 Vulnerable ·Zen Cart
  • cpe:2.3:a:zen-cart:zen_cart:1.2.0d:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2.0d Vulnerable ·Zen Cart
  • cpe:2.3:a:zen-cart:zen_cart:1.2.1d:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2.1d Vulnerable ·Zen Cart
  • cpe:2.3:a:zen-cart:zen_cart:1.2.4d:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2.4d Vulnerable ·Zen Cart
  • cpe:2.3:a:zen-cart:zen_cart:1.3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.3.6 Vulnerable ·Zen Cart
  • cpe:2.3:a:zen-cart:zen_cart:1.3.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.3.7 Vulnerable ·Zen Cart
  • cpe:2.3:a:zen-cart:zen_cart:1.3.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.3.8 Vulnerable ·Zen Cart

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2009-2255
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-jvvw-4c7p-rr6q

References

Exploit 1

Patch 2

Other 1

  • TI-2024-05349 Zen Cart findPluginAdminPage Local File Inclusion Remote Code Execution Vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
  • TI-2015-06874 Directory traversal vulnerability in Zen Cart 1.5.4 allows remote attackers to include… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2006-00676 Zen Cart before 1.2.7 does not protect the admin/includes directory, which allows remote… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2021-02305 Zen Cart 1.5.7b allows admins to execute arbitrary OS commands by inspecting an HTML… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.2
  • TI-2009-02151 Zen Cart 1.3.8a, 1.3.8, and earlier does not require administrative authentication for… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2017-08647 The traverseStrictSanitize function in… CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
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Sources

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