CVE-2023-39528
PrestaShop vulnerable to file reading through path traversal
PrestaShop is an open source e-commerce web application. Prior to version 8.1.1, the displayAjaxEmailHTML method can be used to read any file on the server, potentially even outside of the project if the server is not correctly configured. 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
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
PrestaShop vulnerable to file reading through path traversal
PrestaShop is an open source e-commerce web application. Prior to version 8.1.1, the displayAjaxEmailHTML method can be used to read any file on the server, potentially even outside of the project if the server is not correctly configured. Version 8.1.1 contains a patch for this issue. There are no known workarounds.
- Record
CVE-2023-39528- CVSS 3.1
- 6.8 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-2303
PrestaShop is an open source e-commerce web application. Prior to version 8.1.1, the displayAjaxEmailHTML method can be used to read any file on the server, potentially even outside of the project if the server is not correctly configured. Version 8.1.1 contains a patch for this issue. There are no known workarounds.
- Record
EUVD-2023-2303- CVSS 3.1
- 6.8 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-hpf4-v7v2-95p2
PrestaShop file access through path traversal
Impact
displayAjaxEmailHTML method can be used to read any file on the server, potentially even outside of the project if the server is not correctly configured.
This vulnerability can be exacerbated when coupled with CWE-502, which pertains to the Deserialization of Untrusted Data. Such a combination could potentially lead to a Remote Code Execution (RCE) vulnerability
Patches
8.1.1
Found by
Aleksey Solovev (Positive Technologies)
Workarounds
References
- Record
GHSA-hpf4-v7v2-95p2- CVSS 3.1
- 6.8 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
PrestaShop is an open source e-commerce web application. Prior to version 8.1.1, the displayAjaxEmailHTML method can be used to read any file on the server, potentially even outside of the project if the server is not correctly configured. Version 8.1.1 contains a patch for this issue. There are no known workarounds.
- Record
CVE-2023-39528- CVSS 3.1
- 6.8 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N - CVSS 3.1
- 8.6 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
PrestaShop vulnerable to file reading through path traversal
PrestaShop is an open source e-commerce web application. Prior to version 8.1.1, the displayAjaxEmailHTML method can be used to read any file on the server, potentially even outside of the project if the server is not correctly configured. Version 8.1.1 contains a patch for this issue. There are no known workarounds.
- Record
CVE-2023-39528- CVSS 3.1
- 6.8 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-hpf4-v7v2-95p2
PrestaShop file access through path traversal
Impact
displayAjaxEmailHTML method can be used to read any file on the server, potentially even outside of the project if the server is not correctly configured.
This vulnerability can be exacerbated when coupled with CWE-502, which pertains to the Deserialization of Untrusted Data. Such a combination could potentially lead to a Remote Code Execution (RCE) vulnerability
Patches
8.1.1
Found by
Aleksey Solovev (Positive Technologies)
Workarounds
References
- Record
GHSA-hpf4-v7v2-95p2- CVSS 3.1
- 6.8 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N - 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-2023-39528 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.8) in Prestashop, published August 7, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.76%, the 55th percentile. Fixed in prestashop/prestashop 8.1.1.
References
github.com/PrestaShop/PrestaShop/security/advisories/GHSA-hpf4-v7v2-95p2
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-39528
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