Path Traversal in Opencart

CVE-2024-21518

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.

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CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.2 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.141 (96.5th percentile), scored .

Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 96th percentile — 96.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2024-21518: held from 0.141 to 0.141.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.141 · newest: 0.141 · change: 0.000

Affected products

  • Opencart
  • Opencart/opencart — versions 4.0.0.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-21518?
CVE-2024-21518 is a high-severity vulnerability in Opencart, classified under CWE-29. CVSS score: 7.2/10. Published 2024-06-22.
How severe is CVE-2024-21518?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.2 out of 10.