High

Zip slip in opencart

  • Disclosed: 22.06.2024
  • Updated: 11.10.2026 10:22

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.

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PlatformPackageVulnerable versionsFixed in
Composer package opencart/opencart >= 4.0.0.0 no fix

References

CVSS score 7.2/10
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-22, CWE-29
Platform
Composer
Package
opencart/opencart
Disclosed
22.06.2024
Updated
11.10.2026 10:22

Sources and licenses

OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-m7r8-2r98-vppj - CC BY 4.0

Vulnerability history: opencart/opencart

All published vulnerabilities of this package (Composer package), newest first. Shows whether this is a one-off slip or a package that needs watching.

All (17) in the archive
Total entries
17
First → latest
05.2021 07.2024
Without a fix
16
Exploited in attacks
0

Severity breakdown

  • High 6
  • Medium 10
  • Low 1

Disclosures per year

  1. 2021: 1
  2. 2022: 8
  3. 2023: 1
  4. 2024: 7
  5. 2025: 0
  6. 2026: 0
Severity:
  1. Zip slip in opencart this entry
    High · 7.2 CVE-2024-21518 >= 4.0.0.0 no fix
  2. High · 6.6 CVE-2024-21519 >= 4.0.0.0 no fix
  3. High · 7.4 CVE-2024-21514 <= 3.0.3.9 no fix
  4. High · 8.1 CVE-2023-2315 >= 4.0.0.0, < 4.0.2.3 4.0.2.3
  5. High · 8.0 CVE-2018-11494 <= 3.0.2.0 no fix
  6. High · 8.8 CVE-2018-13067 <= 3.0.2.0 no fix

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