VU#614868: Opencart ecommerce platform contains directory traversal vulnerability
Source CERT/CC
Not known to be exploited.
Data as of 8 Nov 2026, 23:24 UTC
Rated Critical by Threat Radar from the CERT/CC text · No CVSS score from NVD or the CNA
- EPSS
- 0.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 45% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Exploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
Public on cve.org; its publication date is not in this record
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 8 Nov 2026.
What to do
AI-suggested
Users should update to the latest OpenCart version when a fix is released. Until then, avoid installing extensions from untrusted or unknown sources. Additionally, configure OpenCart to run with the minimum privileges necessary to limit the impact of exploitation.
Description
OpenCart version 4.2.0.0 contains a directory traversal vulnerability in its extension installer. The installer extracts uploaded .zip extension files without validating that extracted paths remain within the intended directory. This allows an attacker who can upload a malicious extension to write files outside the intended directory, such as placing a PHP web shell in the webroot. Exploitation requires valid administrator credentials to install the malicious extension. No patch is currently available, and users are advised to avoid installing untrusted extensions and to run OpenCart with minimal privileges.