CVE-2008-6877

Impact

Directory traversal vulnerability in admin/includes/initsystem.php in Zen Cart 1.3.8 and 1.3.8a, when .htaccess is not supported, allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in the loader_file parameter. NOTE: the vendor disputes this issue, stating "at worst, the use of this vulnerability will reveal some local file paths.

Affected products

Weakness classification

References

• NVD record
• CVE.org record
• http://osvdb.org/46912
• http://secunia.com/advisories/31039
• http://www.attrition.org/pipermail/vim/2008-July/002028.html
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30179
• http://www.zen-cart.com/forum/showthread.php?t=102802
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6038
• http://osvdb.org/46912
• http://secunia.com/advisories/31039
• http://www.attrition.org/pipermail/vim/2008-July/002028.html
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30179
• http://www.zen-cart.com/forum/showthread.php?t=102802
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6038