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Vulnerability record · CVE-2021-3291 · published 26 January 2021

CVE-2021-3291: Zen-cart zen cart os command injection vulnerability

Zen Cart · Zen Cart

Zen Cart 1.5.7b allows admins to execute arbitrary OS commands by inspecting an HTML radio input element (within the modules edit page) and inserting a command.

7.2 CVSS 3.1 High EPSS 17% · top 3.1% CWE-78 · OS command injection
7.2CVSS 3.1 base score, v2 9.0
17%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
4References, 4 tagged exploit
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Zen Cart 1.5.7b allows admins to execute arbitrary OS commands by inspecting an HTML radio input element (within the modules edit page) and inserting a command.

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/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
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/161613/Zen-Cart-1.5.7b-Remote-Code-Execution.html ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://github.com/MucahitSaratar/zencart_auth_rce_poc ExploitThird Party Advisory
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/161613/Zen-Cart-1.5.7b-Remote-Code-Execution.html ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://github.com/MucahitSaratar/zencart_auth_rce_poc ExploitThird Party Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2021-3291), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.