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.

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.

EPSS: 0.141 (96.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

Opencart
N/a Opencart/opencart — versions 4.0.0.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

report@snyk.io (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
report@snyk.io (Patch)

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.