CVE-2022-26521
Abantecart through 1.3.2 allows remote authenticated administrators to execute arbitrary code by...
Abantecart through 1.3.2 allows remote authenticated administrators to execute arbitrary code by uploading an executable file, because the Catalog>Media Manager>Images settings can be changed by an administrator (e.g., by configuring .php to be a valid image file type).
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- High
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Abantecart through 1.3.2 allows remote authenticated administrators to execute arbitrary code by uploading an executable file, because the Catalog>Media Manager>Images settings can be changed by an administrator (e.g., by configuring .php to be a valid image file type).
- Record
CVE-2022-26521- CVSS 3.1
- 7.2 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 6.5 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-434
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Abantecart through 1.3.2 allows remote authenticated administrators to execute arbitrary code by uploading an executable file, because the Catalog>Media Manager>Images settings can be changed by an administrator (e.g., by configuring .php to be a valid image file type).
- Record
CVE-2022-26521- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-31078 No score
Abantecart through 1.3.2 allows remote authenticated administrators to execute arbitrary code by uploading an executable file, because the Catalog>Media Manager>Images settings can be changed by an administrator (e.g., by configuring .php to be a valid image file type).
- Record
EUVD-2022-31078- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-6x87-qx9j-65qp
Abantecart through 1.3.2 allows remote authenticated administrators to execute arbitrary code by...
Abantecart through 1.3.2 allows remote authenticated administrators to execute arbitrary code by uploading an executable file, because the Catalog>Media Manager>Images settings can be changed by an administrator (e.g., by configuring .php to be a valid image file type).
- Record
GHSA-6x87-qx9j-65qp- CVSS 3.1
- 7.2 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-434
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVBIT-abantecart-2022-26521 No score
Abantecart through 1.3.2 allows remote authenticated administrators to execute arbitrary code by uploading an executable file, because the Catalog>Media Manager>Images settings can be changed by an administrator (e.g., by configuring .php to be a valid image file type).
- Record
BIT-abantecart-2022-26521- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
Abantecart through 1.3.2 allows remote authenticated administrators to execute arbitrary code by uploading an executable file, because the Catalog>Media Manager>Images settings can be changed by an administrator (e.g., by configuring .php to be a valid image file type).
- Record
CVE-2022-26521- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
abantecartBitnami |
before 1.3.2 | 1.3.2 |
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | Abantecart v1.3.2 - Authenticated Remote Code Execution | 2023-03-25 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2022-26521 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.2) in Abantecart, published March 7, 2022. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 9.80%, the 95th percentile. Fixed in abantecart 1.3.2.