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Vulnerability record · CVE-2017-11675 · published 27 July 2017

CVE-2017-11675: Zen-cart zen cart code injection vulnerability

Zen Cart · Zen Cart

The traverseStrictSanitize function in admin_dir/includes/classes/AdminRequestSanitizer.php in ZenCart 1.5.5e mishandles key strings, which allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary PHP code by placing that code into an invalid array index of the admin_name array parameter to admin_dir/login.php, if there is an export of an error-log entry for that invalid array index.

8.8 CVSS 3.0 High EPSS 2.9% · top 13.6% CWE-94 · Code injection
8.8CVSS 3.0 base score, v2 6.5
2.9%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
2References
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

The traverseStrictSanitize function in admin_dir/includes/classes/AdminRequestSanitizer.php in ZenCart 1.5.5e mishandles key strings, which allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary PHP code by placing that code into an invalid array index of the admin_name array parameter to admin_dir/login.php, if there is an export of an error-log entry for that invalid array index.

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
https://github.com/imp0wd3r/vuln-papers/tree/master/zencart-155e-auth-rce Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/imp0wd3r/vuln-papers/tree/master/zencart-155e-auth-rce Third Party Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2017-11675), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.