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critical 9.8

CVE-2015-8352 in the critical feed json

Directory traversal vulnerability in Zen Cart 1.5.4 allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot)…

published 2017-08-24 9 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2015-8236

cvss
9.8
version 3.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
15.6%
EPSS 15.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 96%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

Directory traversal vulnerability in Zen Cart 1.5.4 allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in the act parameter to ajax.php.

Patch / fix

Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-39017)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

15.64% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 96% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-39017 Zen Cart 1.5.4 - Local File Inclusion webapps, 2015-12-17
  • htbridge.com https://www.htbridge.com/advisory/HTB23282 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/537129/100/0/threaded referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.0 9.8 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 2.0 10.0 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory

References

Sources

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