CVE-2008-6878

Estado: ModificadaMedia (6.8)—

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

Versión: 2.0
Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Puntuación base: 6.8

Probabilidad de explotación (EPSS)

Probabilidad de explotación en los próximos 30 días: 2.34%
Percentil entre todas las CVEs puntuadas: 83
Fecha de la puntuación: 6/10/2026

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, de FIRST) estima la probabilidad de que una vulnerabilidad sea explotada en 30 días. Complementa a CVSS (impacto) y a CISA KEV (explotación confirmada).

Tecnologías afectadas (1)

ZEN Cart — ZEN Cart

CWE

CWE-22

Referencias

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