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Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jul 27, 2009· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2008-6877

CVE-2008-6877

Description

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.

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Affected products

3
  • Zen Cart/ZenCart3 versions
    cpe:2.3:a:zen_cart:zen_cart:1.3.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
    • cpe:2.3:a:zen_cart:zen_cart:1.3.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:zen_cart:zen_cart:1.3.8a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • (no CPE)range: 1.3.8, 1.3.8a

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