{"api_version":"1","generated_at":"2026-07-23T10:46:25+00:00","cve":"CVE-2008-6878","urls":{"html":"https://cve.report/CVE-2008-6878","api":"https://cve.report/api/cve/CVE-2008-6878.json","docs":"https://cve.report/api","cve_org":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-6878","nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-6878"},"summary":{"title":"CVE-2008-6878","description":"Directory traversal vulnerability in admin/includes/languages/english.php in Zen Cart 1.3.8a, 1.3.8, and earlier, when .htaccess is not supported, allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in the _SESSION[language] parameter.  NOTE: the vendor disputes this issue, stating \"at worst, the use of this vulnerability will reveal some local file paths.","state":"PUBLISHED","assigner":"mitre","published_at":"2009-07-27 14:30:00","updated_at":"2026-04-23 00:35:47"},"problem_types":["CWE-22","n/a"],"metrics":[{"version":"2.0","source":"nvd@nist.gov","type":"Primary","score":"6.8","severity":"","vector":"AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P","data":{"version":"2.0","vectorString":"AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P","baseScore":6.8,"accessVector":"NETWORK","accessComplexity":"MEDIUM","authentication":"NONE","confidentialityImpact":"PARTIAL","integrityImpact":"PARTIAL","availabilityImpact":"PARTIAL"}}],"references":[{"url":"http://osvdb.org/46913","name":"http://osvdb.org/46913","refsource":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108","tags":[],"title":"","mime":"","httpstatus":"-1","archivestatus":"0"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30179","name":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30179","refsource":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108","tags":["Exploit"],"title":"Retired: Zen Cart Multiple Local File Include Vulnerabilities","mime":"text/html","httpstatus":"200","archivestatus":"0"},{"url":"http://secunia.com/advisories/31039","name":"http://secunia.com/advisories/31039","refsource":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"title":"Zen Cart Two Local File Inclusion Vulnerabilities - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Intelligence - Secunia.com","mime":"text/html","httpstatus":"200","archivestatus":"200"},{"url":"http://www.attrition.org/pipermail/vim/2008-July/002028.html","name":"http://www.attrition.org/pipermail/vim/2008-July/002028.html","refsource":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108","tags":["Exploit"],"title":"[VIM] Zen Cart 1.3.8 Multiple Local File Inclusion Vulnerabilities","mime":"text/html","httpstatus":"200","archivestatus":"200"},{"url":"http://www.zen-cart.com/forum/showthread.php?t=102802","name":"http://www.zen-cart.com/forum/showthread.php?t=102802","refsource":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108","tags":["Exploit"],"title":"Security Announcement - Zen Cart Support","mime":"text/html","httpstatus":"200","archivestatus":"200"},{"url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6038","name":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6038","refsource":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108","tags":[],"title":"Exploit «  Exploits Database by Offensive Security","mime":"text/html","httpstatus":"404","archivestatus":"200"},{"url":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-6878","name":"CVE Program record","refsource":"CVE.ORG","tags":["canonical"]},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-6878","name":"NVD vulnerability detail","refsource":"NVD","tags":["canonical","analysis"]}],"affected":[{"source":"CNA","vendor":"n/a","product":"n/a","version":"affected n/a","platforms":[]}],"timeline":[],"solutions":[],"workarounds":[],"exploits":[],"credits":[],"nvd_cpes":[{"cve_year":"2008","cve_id":"6878","vulnerable":"1","versionEndIncluding":"","cpe1":"cpe","cpe2":"2.3","cpe3":"a","cpe4":"zen_cart","cpe5":"zen_cart","cpe6":"1.3.8","cpe7":"*","cpe8":"*","cpe9":"*","cpe10":"*","cpe11":"*","cpe12":"*","cpe13":"*"},{"cve_year":"2008","cve_id":"6878","vulnerable":"1","versionEndIncluding":"","cpe1":"cpe","cpe2":"2.3","cpe3":"a","cpe4":"zen_cart","cpe5":"zen_cart","cpe6":"1.3.8a","cpe7":"*","cpe8":"*","cpe9":"*","cpe10":"*","cpe11":"*","cpe12":"*","cpe13":"*"}],"vendor_comments":[],"enrichments":{"kev":null,"epss":null,"legacy_qids":[]},"source_records":{"cve_program":{"containers":{"adp":[{"providerMetadata":{"dateUpdated":"2024-08-07T11:49:00.598Z","orgId":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108","shortName":"CVE"},"references":[{"name":"31039","tags":["third-party-advisory","x_refsource_SECUNIA","x_transferred"],"url":"http://secunia.com/advisories/31039"},{"name":"20080711 Zen Cart 1.3.8 Multiple Local File Inclusion Vulnerabilities","tags":["mailing-list","x_refsource_VIM","x_transferred"],"url":"http://www.attrition.org/pipermail/vim/2008-July/002028.html"},{"tags":["x_refsource_MISC","x_transferred"],"url":"http://www.zen-cart.com/forum/showthread.php?t=102802"},{"name":"6038","tags":["exploit","x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB","x_transferred"],"url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6038"},{"name":"30179","tags":["vdb-entry","x_refsource_BID","x_transferred"],"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30179"},{"name":"46913","tags":["vdb-entry","x_refsource_OSVDB","x_transferred"],"url":"http://osvdb.org/46913"}],"title":"CVE Program Container"}],"cna":{"affected":[{"product":"n/a","vendor":"n/a","versions":[{"status":"affected","version":"n/a"}]}],"datePublic":"2008-07-10T00:00:00.000Z","descriptions":[{"lang":"en","value":"Directory traversal vulnerability in admin/includes/languages/english.php in Zen Cart 1.3.8a, 1.3.8, and earlier, when .htaccess is not supported, allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in the _SESSION[language] parameter.  NOTE: the vendor disputes this issue, stating \"at worst, the use of this vulnerability will reveal some local file paths."}],"problemTypes":[{"descriptions":[{"description":"n/a","lang":"en","type":"text"}]}],"providerMetadata":{"dateUpdated":"2017-09-28T12:57:01.000Z","orgId":"8254265b-2729-46b6-b9e3-3dfca2d5bfca","shortName":"mitre"},"references":[{"name":"31039","tags":["third-party-advisory","x_refsource_SECUNIA"],"url":"http://secunia.com/advisories/31039"},{"name":"20080711 Zen Cart 1.3.8 Multiple Local File Inclusion Vulnerabilities","tags":["mailing-list","x_refsource_VIM"],"url":"http://www.attrition.org/pipermail/vim/2008-July/002028.html"},{"tags":["x_refsource_MISC"],"url":"http://www.zen-cart.com/forum/showthread.php?t=102802"},{"name":"6038","tags":["exploit","x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB"],"url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6038"},{"name":"30179","tags":["vdb-entry","x_refsource_BID"],"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30179"},{"name":"46913","tags":["vdb-entry","x_refsource_OSVDB"],"url":"http://osvdb.org/46913"}],"tags":["disputed"],"x_legacyV4Record":{"CVE_data_meta":{"ASSIGNER":"cve@mitre.org","ID":"CVE-2008-6878","STATE":"PUBLIC"},"affects":{"vendor":{"vendor_data":[{"product":{"product_data":[{"product_name":"n/a","version":{"version_data":[{"version_value":"n/a"}]}}]},"vendor_name":"n/a"}]}},"data_format":"MITRE","data_type":"CVE","data_version":"4.0","description":{"description_data":[{"lang":"eng","value":"** DISPUTED ** Directory traversal vulnerability in admin/includes/languages/english.php in Zen Cart 1.3.8a, 1.3.8, and earlier, when .htaccess is not supported, allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in the _SESSION[language] parameter.  NOTE: the vendor disputes this issue, stating \"at worst, the use of this vulnerability will reveal some local file paths.\""}]},"problemtype":{"problemtype_data":[{"description":[{"lang":"eng","value":"n/a"}]}]},"references":{"reference_data":[{"name":"31039","refsource":"SECUNIA","url":"http://secunia.com/advisories/31039"},{"name":"20080711 Zen Cart 1.3.8 Multiple Local File Inclusion Vulnerabilities","refsource":"VIM","url":"http://www.attrition.org/pipermail/vim/2008-July/002028.html"},{"name":"http://www.zen-cart.com/forum/showthread.php?t=102802","refsource":"MISC","url":"http://www.zen-cart.com/forum/showthread.php?t=102802"},{"name":"6038","refsource":"EXPLOIT-DB","url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6038"},{"name":"30179","refsource":"BID","url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30179"},{"name":"46913","refsource":"OSVDB","url":"http://osvdb.org/46913"}]}}}},"cveMetadata":{"assignerOrgId":"8254265b-2729-46b6-b9e3-3dfca2d5bfca","assignerShortName":"mitre","cveId":"CVE-2008-6878","datePublished":"2009-07-27T14:22:00.000Z","dateReserved":"2009-07-27T00:00:00.000Z","dateUpdated":"2024-08-07T11:49:00.598Z","state":"PUBLISHED"},"dataType":"CVE_RECORD","dataVersion":"5.1"},"nvd":{"publishedDate":"2009-07-27 14:30:00","lastModifiedDate":"2026-04-23 00:35:47","problem_types":["CWE-22","n/a"],"metrics":{"cvssMetricV2":[{"source":"nvd@nist.gov","type":"Primary","cvssData":{"version":"2.0","vectorString":"AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P","baseScore":6.8,"accessVector":"NETWORK","accessComplexity":"MEDIUM","authentication":"NONE","confidentialityImpact":"PARTIAL","integrityImpact":"PARTIAL","availabilityImpact":"PARTIAL"},"baseSeverity":"MEDIUM","exploitabilityScore":8.6,"impactScore":6.4,"acInsufInfo":false,"obtainAllPrivilege":false,"obtainUserPrivilege":false,"obtainOtherPrivilege":true,"userInteractionRequired":false}]},"configurations":[{"nodes":[{"operator":"OR","negate":false,"cpeMatch":[{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:a:zen_cart:zen_cart:1.3.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","matchCriteriaId":"B860D940-F10D-473A-B146-E11C50F9C2C0"},{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:a:zen_cart:zen_cart:1.3.8a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","matchCriteriaId":"37D23070-9ED0-466B-BADF-11CD436232D3"}]}]}]},"legacy_mitre":{"record":{"CveYear":"2008","CveId":"6878","Ordinal":"1","Title":"CVE-2008-6878","CVE":"CVE-2008-6878","Year":"2008"},"notes":[{"CveYear":"2008","CveId":"6878","Ordinal":"1","NoteData":"Directory traversal vulnerability in admin/includes/languages/english.php in Zen Cart 1.3.8a, 1.3.8, and earlier, when .htaccess is not supported, allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in the _SESSION[language] parameter.  NOTE: the vendor disputes this issue, stating \"at worst, the use of this vulnerability will reveal some local file paths.","Type":"Description","Title":"CVE-2008-6878"},{"CveYear":"2008","CveId":"6878","Ordinal":"2","NoteData":"2009-07-27","Type":"Other","Title":"Published"},{"CveYear":"2008","CveId":"6878","Ordinal":"3","NoteData":"2017-09-28","Type":"Other","Title":"Modified"}]}}}