CVE-2009-2255 EXPLOIT
6.8
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 31% (pctl 98)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Zen Cart 1.3.8a, 1.3.8, and earlier does not require administrative authentication for admin/record_company.php, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by uploading a .php file via the record_company_image parameter in conjunction with a PATH_INFO of password_forgotten.php, then accessing this file via a direct request to the file in images/.
Scoring
| CVSS | 6.8 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| EPSS | 30.97% — more likely to be exploited than 98% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-287 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2009-06-30 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| zen-cart | zen cart |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Zen Cart 1.3.8 - Remote Code Execution | 2009-06-23 |
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35550
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/9004
- http://www.osvdb.org/55344
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35467
- http://www.zen-cart.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=5965
- http://www.zen-cart.com/forum/showthread.php?t=130161
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/51316
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35550
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/9004
- http://www.osvdb.org/55344
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35467
- http://www.zen-cart.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=5965
- http://www.zen-cart.com/forum/showthread.php?t=130161
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/51316
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