CVE-2009-2255
mediumpriority · attend · 48EPSS 0.310 · 98 %ileexploit · functionalEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
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/.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
weaknesses
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exploits (1)
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- EDB-9004Zen Cart 1.3.8 - Remote Code Executionfunctional · exploit_db
affected products (10)
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also known as (2)
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sources
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references (14)
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- http://secunia.com/advisories/35550enisa_euvd
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/9004enisa_euvd
- http://www.osvdb.org/55344enisa_euvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35467enisa_euvd
- http://www.zen-cart.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=5965enisa_euvd
- http://www.zen-cart.com/forum/showthread.php?t=130161enisa_euvd
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/51316enisa_euvd
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35550Vendor Advisorynvd
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