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CVE-2020-15081: Information exposure in the upload directory in PrestaShop

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.3 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2020-07-02 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-548

Description

In PrestaShop from version 1.5.0.0 and before 1.7.6.6, there is information exposure in the upload directory. The problem is fixed in version 1.7.6.6. A possible workaround is to add an empty index.php file in the upload directory.

Affected products

• PrestaShop: from 1.5.0.0 (excl.) before 1.7.6.6 — fixed in 1.7.6.6

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: PrestaShop 1.7.6.6. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://github.com/PrestaShop/PrestaShop/commit/bac9ea6936b073f84b1abd9864317af3713f1901
• https://github.com/PrestaShop/PrestaShop/security/advisories/GHSA-997j-f42g-x57c
• https://github.com/PrestaShop/PrestaShop/commit/bac9ea6936b073f84b1abd9864317af3713f1901
• https://github.com/PrestaShop/PrestaShop/security/advisories/GHSA-997j-f42g-x57c

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