CVE-2009-2255

Zen Cart 1.3.8a, 1.3.8, and earlier does not require administrative authentication for admin/record_company.php, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by uploading a .php file via the record_company_image parameter in conjunction with a PATH_INFO of password_forgotten.php, then accessing this file via a direct request to the file in images/.

• CWE-287

• http://secunia.com/advisories/35550Vendor Advisory
• http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/9004
• http://www.osvdb.org/55344
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35467Exploit, Patch
• http://www.zen-cart.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=5965Patch
• http://www.zen-cart.com/forum/showthread.php?t=130161Patch
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/51316
• http://secunia.com/advisories/35550Vendor Advisory
• http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/9004
• http://www.osvdb.org/55344
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35467Exploit, Patch
• http://www.zen-cart.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=5965Patch
• http://www.zen-cart.com/forum/showthread.php?t=130161Patch
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/51316

Published

Jun 30, 2009

Last Modified

Jun 16, 2026

Status

Modified

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