CVE-2024-21518
Zip slip in opencart
This affects versions of the package opencart/opencart from 4.0.0.0. A Zip Slip issue was identified via the marketplace installer due to improper sanitization of the target path, allowing files within a malicious archive to traverse the filesystem and be extracted to arbitrary locations. An attacker can create arbitrary files in the web root of the application and overwrite other existing files by exploiting this vulnerability.
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
CVE List Score used
This affects versions of the package opencart/opencart from 4.0.0.0. A Zip Slip issue was identified via the marketplace installer due to improper sanitization of the target path, allowing files within a malicious archive to traverse the filesystem and be extracted to arbitrary locations. An attacker can create arbitrary files in the web root of the application and overwrite other existing files by exploiting this vulnerability.
- Record
CVE-2024-21518- 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/E:P - Weakness
- CWE-29, CWE-22, CWE-290
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2024-2100
This affects versions of the package opencart/opencart from 4.0.0.0. A Zip Slip issue was identified via the marketplace installer due to improper sanitization of the target path, allowing files within a malicious archive to traverse the filesystem and be extracted to arbitrary locations. An attacker can create arbitrary files in the web root of the application and overwrite other existing files by exploiting this vulnerability.
- Record
EUVD-2024-2100- 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/E:P - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-m7r8-2r98-vppj
Zip slip in opencart
This affects versions of the package opencart/opencart from 4.0.0.0. A Zip Slip issue was identified via the marketplace installer due to improper sanitization of the target path, allowing files within a malicious archive to traverse the filesystem and be extracted to arbitrary locations. An attacker can create arbitrary files in the web root of the application and overwrite other existing files by exploiting this vulnerability.
- Record
GHSA-m7r8-2r98-vppj- CVSS 4.0
- 8.4 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - 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-22, CWE-29
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
This affects versions of the package opencart/opencart from 4.0.0.0. A Zip Slip issue was identified via the marketplace installer due to improper sanitization of the target path, allowing files within a malicious archive to traverse the filesystem and be extracted to arbitrary locations. An attacker can create arbitrary files in the web root of the application and overwrite other existing files by exploiting this vulnerability.
- Record
CVE-2024-21518- 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-29, CWE-22, CWE-290
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-m7r8-2r98-vppj
Zip slip in opencart
This affects versions of the package opencart/opencart from 4.0.0.0. A Zip Slip issue was identified via the marketplace installer due to improper sanitization of the target path, allowing files within a malicious archive to traverse the filesystem and be extracted to arbitrary locations. An attacker can create arbitrary files in the web root of the application and overwrite other existing files by exploiting this vulnerability.
- Record
GHSA-m7r8-2r98-vppj- CVSS 4.0
- 8.4 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - 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-22, CWE-29
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVBIT-opencart-2024-21518 No score
This affects versions of the package opencart/opencart from 4.0.0-0. A Zip Slip issue was identified via the marketplace installer due to improper sanitization of the target path, allowing files within a malicious archive to traverse the filesystem and be extracted to arbitrary locations. An attacker can create arbitrary files in the web root of the application and overwrite other existing files by exploiting this vulnerability.
- Record
BIT-opencart-2024-21518- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
opencart/opencartPackagist |
4.0.0.0 and later | None known |
opencartBitnami |
4.0.0-0 and later | None known |
opencart/opencartPackagist |
4.0.0.0 and later, plus listed versions 4.1.0.04.1.0.14.1.0.24.1.0.34.1.0.4 |
None known |
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-2024-21518 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.2) in Opencart, published June 22, 2024. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 14.1%, the 96th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
security.snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-PHP-OPENCARTOPENCART-7266578
github.com/opencart/opencart/blob/04c1724370ab02967d3b4f668c1b67771ecf1ff4/upload/admin/controller/marketplace/installer.php%23L383C1-L383C1
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-21518