CVE-2009-2254

Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 10.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2009-06-30 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-89

Description

Zen Cart 1.3.8a, 1.3.8, and earlier does not require administrative authentication for admin/sqlpatch.php, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the query_string parameter in an execute action, in conjunction with a PATH_INFO of password_forgotten.php, related to a "SQL Execution" issue.

Affected products

Zen Cart: through 1.3.8a; 1.1.0, 1.1.3, 1.2.0d, 1.2.1d, 1.2.4d, 1.3.6 (+2)

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/35550
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/9005
http://www.osvdb.org/55343
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35468
http://www.zen-cart.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=5965
http://www.zen-cart.com/forum/showthread.php?t=130161
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/51317
http://secunia.com/advisories/35550
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/9005
http://www.osvdb.org/55343
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35468
http://www.zen-cart.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=5965

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