In short
- CVE-2024-21519 is a HIGH (CVSS 7.2) vulnerability affecting opencart/opencart, opencart (opencart).
- Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS): 0.72%, higher than 53.9% of all vulnerabilities.
- No patched version is listed yet: follow the vendor's advisory in References.
Description
This affects versions of the package opencart/opencart from 4.0.0.0. An Arbitrary File Creation issue was identified via the database restoration functionality. By injecting PHP code into the database, an attacker with admin privileges can create a backup file with an arbitrary filename (including the extension), within /system/storage/backup.
Note:
It is less likely for the created file to be available within the web root, as part of the security recommendations for the application suggest moving the storage path outside of the web root.
NVD description
This affects versions of the package opencart/opencart from 4.0.0.0. An Arbitrary File Creation issue was identified via the database restoration functionality. By injecting PHP code into the database, an attacker with admin privileges can create a backup file with an arbitrary filename (including the extension), within /system/storage/backup.
**Note:**
It is less likely for the created file to be available within the web root, as part of the security recommendations for the application suggest moving the storage path outside of the web root.
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