CVE-2023-39525
PrestaShop vulnerable to path traversal
PrestaShop is an open source e-commerce web application. Prior to version 8.1.1, in the back office, files can be compromised using path traversal by replaying the import file deletion query with a specified file path that uses the traversal path. Version 8.1.1 contains a patch for this issue. There are no known workarounds.
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
- None
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
PrestaShop vulnerable to path traversal
PrestaShop is an open source e-commerce web application. Prior to version 8.1.1, in the back office, files can be compromised using path traversal by replaying the import file deletion query with a specified file path that uses the traversal path. Version 8.1.1 contains a patch for this issue. There are no known workarounds.
- Record
CVE-2023-39525- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-2326
PrestaShop is an open source e-commerce web application. Prior to version 8.1.1, in the back office, files can be compromised using path traversal by replaying the import file deletion query with a specified file path that uses the traversal path. Version 8.1.1 contains a patch for this issue. There are no known workarounds.
- Record
EUVD-2023-2326- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-m9r4-3fg7-pqm2
PrestaShop path traversal
Impact
In the back office, files can be compromised using path traversal by replaying the import file deletion query with a specified file path, using traversal path.
Patches
8.1.1
Found by
Aleksey Solovev (Positive Technologies)
Workarounds
none
References
none
- Record
GHSA-m9r4-3fg7-pqm2- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
PrestaShop is an open source e-commerce web application. Prior to version 8.1.1, in the back office, files can be compromised using path traversal by replaying the import file deletion query with a specified file path that uses the traversal path. Version 8.1.1 contains a patch for this issue. There are no known workarounds.
- Record
CVE-2023-39525- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H - CVSS 3.1
- 9.1 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
PrestaShop vulnerable to path traversal
PrestaShop is an open source e-commerce web application. Prior to version 8.1.1, in the back office, files can be compromised using path traversal by replaying the import file deletion query with a specified file path that uses the traversal path. Version 8.1.1 contains a patch for this issue. There are no known workarounds.
- Record
CVE-2023-39525- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-m9r4-3fg7-pqm2
PrestaShop path traversal
Impact
In the back office, files can be compromised using path traversal by replaying the import file deletion query with a specified file path, using traversal path.
Patches
8.1.1
Found by
Aleksey Solovev (Positive Technologies)
Workarounds
none
References
none
- Record
GHSA-m9r4-3fg7-pqm2- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
prestashop/prestashopPackagist |
through 8.1.0 | 8.1.1 |
prestashop/prestashopPackagist |
before 8.1.1, plus listed versions 1.7.0.01.7.0.0-beta.1.01.7.0.0-beta.2.01.7.0.0-beta.3.01.7.0.0-beta.4.0 Show 45 moreShow less1.7.0.0-rc.0.01.7.0.0-rc.1.01.7.0.0-rc.2.01.7.0.11.7.0.21.7.0.31.7.0.41.7.0.51.7.0.61.7.1.01.7.1.11.7.1.21.7.2.01.7.2.0-rc.1.01.7.2.11.7.2.21.7.2.31.7.2.41.7.2.51.7.3.01.7.3.11.7.3.21.7.3.31.7.3.41.7.4.01.7.4.0-beta.11.7.4.11.7.4.21.7.4.31.7.4.41.7.5.01.7.5.0-beta.11.7.5.0-rc.11.7.5.11.7.5.21.7.6.01.7.6.0-beta.11.7.6.0-rc.11.7.6.0-rc.21.7.6.11.7.6.21.7.6.31.7.6.41.7.6.51.7.6.6 |
8.1.1 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases, published | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2023-39525 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.5) in Prestashop, published August 7, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.86%, the 58th percentile. Fixed in prestashop/prestashop 8.1.1.
References
github.com/PrestaShop/PrestaShop/security/advisories/GHSA-m9r4-3fg7-pqm2
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-39525
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