CVE-2015-8352
Directory traversal vulnerability in Zen Cart 1.5.4 allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via a ..
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 15.6%, higher than 97% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
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.
- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 15.64% probability · 97th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 17 December 2015
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-22
- Affected
- zen-cart/zen cart
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS moved from 10.4% on 21 September 2026 to 15.6% on 4 November 2026. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”.
Public exploits (1)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/537129/100/0/threadedExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39017/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.htbridge.com/advisory/HTB23282Exploit, Patch, Technical Description, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.zen-cart.com/showthread.php?218914-Security-Patches-for-v1-5-4-November-2015Patch, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/537129/100/0/threadedExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39017/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.htbridge.com/advisory/HTB23282Exploit, Patch, Technical Description, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.zen-cart.com/showthread.php?218914-Security-Patches-for-v1-5-4-November-2015Patch, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.