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TI-2024-14274 Aliases CVE-2024-21518GHSA-m7r8-2r98-vppj

Path traversal in opencart/opencart

Priority HIGH 67CWE-29Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
High
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-290.

Summary

This affects versions of the package opencart/opencart from 4.0.0.0. A Zip Slip issue was identified via the marketplace installer due to improper sanitization of the target path, allowing files within a malicious archive to traverse the filesystem and be extracted to arbitrary locations. An attacker can create arbitrary files in the web root of the application and overwrite other existing files by exploiting this vulnerability.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.14126 96th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
Poc
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
—opencart/opencart4.0.0.0 and later—No fix listedCNA
—opencart/opencart (Packagist)4.0.0.0 and later—No fix listedGHSA-m7r8-2r98-vppj
  • opencart/opencart Vendor— Affected 4.0.0.0 and later Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
  • opencart/opencart (Packagist) Vendor— Affected 4.0.0.0 and later Fixed in — No fix listed GHSA-m7r8-2r98-vppj

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:opencart:opencart:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0.0.0VulnerableOpenCart
  • cpe:2.3:a:opencart:opencart:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.0.0 Vulnerable ·OpenCart

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-21518
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-m7r8-2r98-vppj

References

Patch 1

Advisory 1

Other 1

  • 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
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Sources

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