CRITICAL
Directory traversal vulnerability in Zen Cart 1.5.4 allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via a .
Published Aug 24, 2017
9.8
CRITICALCVSS 3.0
EPSS 15.64%
Description
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.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
9.8 CRITICAL NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact High
Integrity Impact High
Availability Impact High
10.0 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Complete
Integrity Impact Complete
Availability Impact Complete
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
15.64% 0.15641
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.15641
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (19 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 15.64% (0.15641) | 96.75th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 22, 2026 | 15.64% (0.15641) | 96.69th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 21, 2026 | 10.42% (0.10423) | 95.59th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 6, 2026 | 15.64% (0.15641) | 96.61th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 5, 2026 | 10.42% (0.10423) | 95.50th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 30, 2026 | 15.64% (0.15641) | 96.60th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 28, 2026 | 10.42% (0.10423) | 95.47th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 24, 2026 | 15.64% (0.15641) | 96.58th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 23, 2026 | 10.42% (0.10423) | 95.45th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 15.64% (0.15641) | 96.41th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 38.49% (0.38492) | 96.94th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 40.70% (0.40700) | 96.05th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 38.49% (0.38492) | 96.90th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 2.52% (0.02524) | 90.55th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 9, 2023 | 1.94% (0.01939) | 86.95th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 2.25% (0.02252) | 87.79th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 8.38% (0.08382) | 93.89th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 8.38% (0.08382) | 93.35th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 8.38% (0.08382) | 82.62th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (4)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/537129/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39017/ exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://www.htbridge.com/advisory/HTB23282 x_refsource_MISCExploitPatchTechnical DescriptionThird Party Advisory
- https://www.zen-cart.com/showthread.php?218914-Security-Patches-for-v1-5-4-November-2015 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchRelease NotesVendor Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/537129/100/0/threaded | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39017/ | exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://www.htbridge.com/advisory/HTB23282 | x_refsource_MISCExploitPatchTechnical DescriptionThird Party Advisory | |
| https://www.zen-cart.com/showthread.php?218914-Security-Patches-for-v1-5-4-November-2015 | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchRelease NotesVendor Advisory |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Aug 24, 2017
Updated Aug 6, 2024
Reserved Nov 25, 2015
Link CVE-2015-8352
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a