The "program extension upload" feature in OpenCart through 3.0.2.0 has a six-step process…
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-434.
Summary
The "program extension upload" feature in OpenCart through 3.0.2.0 has a six-step process (upload, install, unzip, move, xml, remove) that allows attackers to execute arbitrary code if the remove step is skipped, because the attacker can discover a secret temporary directory name (containing 10 random digits) via a directory traversal attack involving language_info['code'].
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | opencart/opencart (Packagist) | up to 3.0.2.0 | — | No fix listed | GHSA-wx3q-f5f2-4q8v |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- opencart/opencart (Packagist) Vendor— Affected up to 3.0.2.0 Fixed in — No fix listed GHSA-wx3q-f5f2-4q8v
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-11494
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-wx3q-f5f2-4q8v
References
More Opencart vulnerabilities
- TI-2023-21572 OpenCart CMS v4.0.2.2 was discovered to lack a protective mechanism on its login page… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2024-38428 OpenCart Core 4.0.2.3 SQL Injection via search Parameter CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.8
- TI-2023-25651 An issue discovered in OpenCart 4.0.0.0 to 4.0.2.3 allows authenticated backend users… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2023-02171 Improper input validation in Opencart CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2024-14270 SQL injection in opencart/opencart CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
- TI-2024-24380 OpenCart 4.0.2.3 is vulnerable to Server-Side Template Injection (SSTI) via the Theme Editor Function. CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.2
Sources
- CVE-2018-11494 · CVE Program
- CVE-2018-11494 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-wx3q-f5f2-4q8v · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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