THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2024-21518
HIGH SEVERITY

CVE-2024-21518

Opencart vulnerability

CVSS
7.2
EPSS
14.1%
EPSS pct
96th
Exploited
No known
This affects versions of the package opencart/opencart from 4.0.0.0. A Zip Slip issue was identified via the marketplace installer due to improper sanitization of the target path, allowing files within a malicious archive to traverse the filesystem and be extracted to arbitrary locations. An attacker can create arbitrary files in the web root of the application and overwrite other existing files by exploiting this vulnerability.
Affected vendor
Opencart
Affected product
Opencart
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness type (CWE)
Published
2024-06-22

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring high privileges, no user interaction. Successful exploitation leads to high impact to confidentiality, high impact to integrity, high impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 14.1% reflects a moderate probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 96% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2024-21518

  • Confirm whether Opencart Opencart is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
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  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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