Improper input validation in Opencart
Priority HIGH 71CWE-20Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub.
Summary
Path Traversal in OpenCart versions 4.0.0.0 to 4.0.2.2 allows an authenticated user with access/modify privilege on the Log component to empty out arbitrary files on the server
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.01037 64th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed opencart/opencart (Packagist): 4.0.2.3
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | opencart/opencart (Packagist) | 4.0.0.0 to before 4.0.2.3 | 4.0.2.3 | Patch available | GHSA-v4j2-cwmm-xg89 |
- opencart/opencart (Packagist) Vendor— Affected 4.0.0.0 to before 4.0.2.3 Fixed in 4.0.2.3 Patch available GHSA-v4j2-cwmm-xg89
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-v4j2-cwmm-xg89 opencart/opencart (Packagist) Fixed in 4.0.2.3 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-2315
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-v4j2-cwmm-xg89
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-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
- TI-2024-14275 Improper input validation in opencart/opencart CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.2
Sources
- CVE-2023-2315 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-2315 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-v4j2-cwmm-xg89 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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