CVE-2024-21519Public exploitNetwork attack vector

Arbitrary PHP file creation via backup filename

Published Jun 22, 2024 · Updated Aug 1, 2024

Arbitrary file creation in OpenCart 4.0.0.0 and later allows remote authenticated users with admin privileges to write PHP backup files. The upload route decodes an attacker-controlled filename into the oc_upload table, while the backup controller accepts any basename and writes serialized table rows to that file under the storage backup directory. Exploitation requires administrator upload and backup permissions; recommended deployments place storage outside the web root, limiting direct PHP execution.

CVSS severity7.1
High
EPSS probability0.72%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Arbitrary file creation in OpenCart 4.0.0.0 and later allows remote authenticated users with admin privileges to write PHP backup files. The upload route decodes an attacker-controlled filename into the oc_upload table, while the backup controller accepts any basename and writes serialized table rows to that file under the storage backup directory. Exploitation requires administrator upload and backup permissions; recommended deployments place storage outside the web root, limiting direct PHP execution.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-21519
Published
Jun 22, 2024
Updated
Aug 1, 2024
Vendor
OpenCart
Product
OpenCart
Classifications
CWE-20, T1505.003
Attack vector
network
Privileges
admin

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jun 22, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 1, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=4.0.0.0 <*

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesadmin

What is affected?

OpenCart · OpenCartversion=4.0.0.0 <*

Published CVSS scores

7.1GitHubCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:H/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesadmin
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-20Improper Input Validation
T1505.003Server Software Component: Web Shell

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