CVE-2009-2254

Zen Cart 1.3.8a, 1.3.8, and earlier does not require administrative authentication for admin...

7.5 HighPublic exploit

Zen Cart 1.3.8a, 1.3.8, and earlier does not require administrative authentication for admin/sqlpatch.php, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the query_string parameter in an execute action, in conjunction with a PATH_INFO of password_forgotten.php, related to a "SQL Execution" issue.

Exploit likelihood

10.9%Down 4.7 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.5

Record: CVE-2009-2254
CVSS 2.0: 7.5 HighAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness: CWE-89
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2009-2254
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2009-2250 No score

Record: EUVD-2009-2250
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-6fhm-xqc2-c7hc No score

Zen Cart 1.3.8a, 1.3.8, and earlier does not require administrative authentication for admin...

Record: GHSA-6fhm-xqc2-c7hc
Weakness: CWE-89
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

zen-cart zen cart

Public exploits

Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.

Public exploits
Source	Link	Date
Exploit-DB	Zen Cart 1.3.8 - SQL Execution	2009-06-23

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2009-2254 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Zen-cart Zen Cart, published June 30, 2009. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 10.9%, the 95th percentile. No source names a fixed version.