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CVE-2008-6878

Published: Jul 27, 2009Updated: Apr 23, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-22
NVD MITRE
6.8CVSSMEDIUM
EPSS Score
2.3%
Top 18.6%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
1 Known
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in admin/includes/languages/english.php in Zen Cart 1.3.8a, 1.3.8, and earlier, when .htaccess is not supported, allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in the _SESSION[language] parameter. NOTE: the vendor disputes this issue, stating "at worst, the use of this vulnerability will reveal some local file paths.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:MAu:NC:PI:PA:P
Exploitability
AV:NAccess Vector
Network
AC:MAccess Complexity
Medium
Au:NAuthentication
None
Impact
C:PConfidentiality
Partial
I:PIntegrity
Partial
A:PAvailability
Partial
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Weaknesses

CWE-22

Affected Products

zen cartzen cart
On-prem
Web & CMS Plugins / ecommerce-platform
n/an/a
zen cartoss-projectWeb & CMS Pluginsaka zen cart web shopping cart

Attack Graph

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Exploitability

1 exploit source identified

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MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Collection
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References

http://osvdb.org/46913
osvdb.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/31039
secunia.com
http://www.attrition.org/pipermail/vim/2008-July/002028.html
attrition.org
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Timeline

Published
Jul 27, 2009
Last Updated
Apr 23, 2026

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