# CVE-2018-11495: OpenCart Path Traversal

> An attacker can exploit a directory traversal flaw in OpenCart to read sensitive configuration files, potentially exposing database credentials.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.9 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 26 May 2018
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-qgrf-34hp-ghm9

## What is CVE-2018-11495?

CVE-2018-11495 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 26 May 2018. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

OpenCart through 3.0.2.0 allows directory traversal in the editDownload function in admin\model\catalog\download.php via admin/index.php?route=catalog/download/edit, related to the download_id. For example, an attacker can download ../../config.php.

Weakness: CWE-22 (Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-11495?

2 open source packages ship an affected version, including opencart/opencart. It affects 1 product.


| Package | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `opencart/opencart` | Packagist | All versions to 3.0.2.0 | None |
| `opencart/opencart` | Packagist | All versions to 3.0.2.0 | None |

Products: Opencart Opencart.

## How do I fix CVE-2018-11495?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-11495 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2018-11495 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-11495 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2023-40834](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-40834/): Auth bypass in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2014-3990](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-3990/): Deserialization in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2024-58341](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-58341/): OpenCart Core 4.0.2.3 SQL Injection via search Parameter (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2023-47444](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-47444/): Code injection in n/a (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2018-13067](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-13067/): OpenCart Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) (high 8.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2018-11495 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2018-11495 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 26 May 2018. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-11495 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected packages and fixed versions:
- opencart/opencart (Packagist): affected all versions up to 3.0.2.0; no fix listed
- opencart/opencart (Packagist): affected all versions up to 3.0.2.0; no fix listed

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-11495/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-11495/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-11495
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-11495
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-11495

---
From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-11495/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.