TI-2021-02305 Aliases CVE-2021-3291 GHSA-38f9-4vhq-9cr8

Zen Cart 1.5.7b allows admins to execute arbitrary OS commands by inspecting an HTML…

MEDIUM 49CWE-78Published 2021-01-26 · Updated 2024-08-03

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: High
User interaction: None
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: High · High · High
Fix status: Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-78.

Summary

Zen Cart 1.5.7b allows admins to execute arbitrary OS commands by inspecting an HTML radio input element (within the modules edit page) and inserting a command.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.16976 97th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Public exploit Yes 2 exploit referencesTagged by NVD

Fix Fixed zencart/zencart (Packagist): 1.5.7c

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
—	zencart/zencart (Packagist)	before 1.5.7c	1.5.7c	Patch available	GHSA-38f9-4vhq-9cr8

— Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
zencart/zencart (Packagist) Vendor— Affected before 1.5.7c Fixed in 1.5.7c Patch available GHSA-38f9-4vhq-9cr8

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:zen-cart:zen_cart:1.5.7b:::::::*	1.5.7b	Vulnerable	Zen Cart

cpe:2.3:a:zen-cart:zen_cart:1.5.7b:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.7b Vulnerable ·Zen Cart

Remediation

Fix · GHSA-38f9-4vhq-9cr8 zencart/zencart (Packagist) Fixed in 1.5.7c Advisory →

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-3291
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-38f9-4vhq-9cr8

References

Exploit 2

Advisory 1

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-3291

Other 2

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-2009-02152 Zen Cart 1.3.8a, 1.3.8, and earlier does not require administrative authentication for… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.8
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-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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