CVE-2008-6878

Exp

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.

Published: 2009-07-27 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2008-6878 is rated High Exploit Risk (72.7/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 2.34%). 3 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). EPSS rose +2.00% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2008-6878

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-6878

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.34% 2.34% +2.00%
2 2025-03-30 0.51% 0.34% -0.17%
3 2025-03-29 — 0.51% —

Full EPSS history (10 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2008-6878

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.8 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 8.6 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2008-6878

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2008-6878

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
zen_cart zen_cart 1.3.8 cpe:2.3:a:zen_cart:zen_cart:1.3.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
zen_cart zen_cart 1.3.8a cpe:2.3:a:zen_cart:zen_cart:1.3.8a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2008-6878

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