VulnerabilityPublished 8 Mar 2026Updated 11 Mar 2026

CVE-2026-3714: OpenCart · Template Injection

Affects OpenCartSource CVE Database V5

Compare

Mentioned vulnerabilities

CVE-2024-36694

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 5.1 Medium.

Data as of 30 Oct 2026, 11:52 UTC

CVSS 4.0 base score

5.1Medium

How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.

EPSS: 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 19% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X

Attack Vector: Network
Attack Complexity: Low
Attack Requirements: None
Privileges Required: High
User Interaction: None
Vulnerable system confidentiality: Low
Vulnerable system integrity: Low
Vulnerable system availability: Low
Subsequent system confidentiality: None
Subsequent system integrity: None
Subsequent system availability: None

Bold values are the worst case: easiest to exploit or largest impact.

Attack Vector: Network: The vulnerable system is bound to the network stack and the set of possible attackers extends beyond the other options listed below, up to and including the entire Internet. Such a vulnerability is often termed “remotely exploitable” and can be thought of as an attack being exploitable at the protocol level one or more network hops away (e.g., across one or more routers).
Attack Complexity: Low: The attacker must take no measurable action to exploit the vulnerability. The attack requires no target-specific circumvention to exploit the vulnerability. An attacker can expect repeatable success against the vulnerable system.
Attack Requirements: None: The successful attack does not depend on the deployment and execution conditions of the vulnerable system. The attacker can expect to be able to reach the vulnerability and execute the exploit under all or most instances of the vulnerability.
Privileges Required: High: The attacker requires privileges that provide significant (e.g., administrative) control over the vulnerable system allowing full access to the vulnerable system’s settings and files.
User Interaction: None: The vulnerable system can be exploited without interaction from any human user, other than the attacker.
Vulnerable system confidentiality: Low: There is some loss of confidentiality. Access to some restricted information is obtained, but the attacker does not have control over what information is obtained, or the amount or kind of loss is limited. The information disclosure does not cause a direct, serious loss to the Vulnerable System.
Vulnerable system integrity: Low: Modification of data is possible, but the attacker does not have control over the consequence of a modification, or the amount of modification is limited. The data modification does not have a direct, serious impact to the Vulnerable System.
Vulnerable system availability: Low: Performance is reduced or there are interruptions in resource availability. Even if repeated exploitation of the vulnerability is possible, the attacker does not have the ability to completely deny service to legitimate users. The resources in the Vulnerable System are either partially available all of the time, or fully available only some of the time, but overall there is no direct, serious consequence to the Vulnerable System.
Subsequent system confidentiality: None: There is no loss of confidentiality within the Subsequent System or all confidentiality impact is constrained to the Vulnerable System.
Subsequent system integrity: None: There is no loss of integrity within the Subsequent System or all integrity impact is constrained to the Vulnerable System.
Subsequent system availability: None: There is no impact to availability within the Subsequent System or all availability impact is constrained to the Vulnerable System.

Definitions: FIRST CVSS v4.0 specification.

Exploitation evidence

Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 8 Mar 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 30 Oct 2026.

Disclosed: The CVE record is public on cve.org. Its publication is t = 0.
Detectable: A public nuclei template can find exposed instances, for defenders and attackers alike.
Weaponized: A Metasploit exploit module or Exploit-DB entry exists (Metasploit scanner modules do not count), or CISA SSVC or the CVSS exploit maturity reports a public proof of concept.
Exploited in the wild: CISA KEV lists it, CISA SSVC rates exploitation active, or a source reports attacks.
Observed by OffSeq Mirage: OffSeq Mirage honeypot sensors recorded attack traffic for this CVE, or found exposed hosts without attack traffic.

Moments are spaced evenly, not to scale; a dashed line marks a gap of six months or more. Deltas count from t = 0. Sources that give only a date (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, or a time of exactly 00:00Z) read “same day” rather than hours. Metasploit modules carry the flaw’s disclosure date, not their release date, and nuclei templates carry no date, so both appear above but not on the timeline.

What to do

Affected software

Product	Affected	Fixed in
OpenCart	Affected =4.0.2.3	Fixed in–
Packagistopencart/opencart`pkg:composer/opencart/opencart`Other threats	Affected =4.0.2.3	Fixed in–

CPE configurations (1)

cpe:2.3:a:opencart:opencart:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Check your own hosts for these packages with threat-finder (opens in a new tab), our free open-source scanner.

AI-suggested

Upgrade OpenCart to a version later than 4.0.2.3 once an official patch addressing CVE-2026-3714 is released.
Until a patch is available, restrict administrative access to trusted personnel and IP addresses to reduce the risk of exploitation.
Implement web application firewall (WAF) rules to detect and block suspicious template injection patterns targeting the Save function in the template controller.
Conduct thorough input validation and sanitization on all template-related inputs, ensuring special characters and template directives are properly escaped or neutralized.
Monitor logs for unusual activity related to template modifications or administrative actions.
Regularly audit and review template files and configurations for unauthorized changes.
Consider isolating the administrative interface behind VPN or multi-factor authentication to further limit access.
Engage in proactive vulnerability management to identify and remediate incomplete fixes or chained vulnerabilities promptly.

Description

A vulnerability has been found in OpenCart 4.0.2.3. Affected by this issue is the function Save of the file admin/controller/design/template.php of the component Incomplete Fix CVE-2024-36694. Such manipulation leads to improper neutralization of special elements used in a template engine. The attack may be performed from remote. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.

Impact

The vulnerability allows an attacker with high privileges to manipulate the template engine by injecting special elements that are not properly neutralized. This can lead to unauthorized code execution or template manipulation, potentially exposing sensitive data, altering website content, or disrupting service availability. Although exploitation requires administrative privileges, the impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability is moderate because attackers can leverage this flaw to escalate damage within the application. For organizations running OpenCart 4.0.2.3, this could result in defacement, data leakage, or service disruption, undermining customer trust and causing financial losses. The lack of vendor response and absence of patches increase the risk of exploitation once threat actors develop working exploits. The medium severity rating indicates that while the threat is not critical, it remains a significant risk for e-commerce platforms relying on this version of OpenCart.

References

Community reviews

Loading reviews…