CVE-2025-50971 Path traversal in n/a
Unauthenticated attackers can access sensitive system files via directory traversal in AbanteCart, requiring an upgrade to mitigate.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-50971?
CVE-2025-50971 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 26 Aug 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Directory traversal vulnerability in AbanteCart version 1.4.2 allows unauthenticated attackers to gain access to sensitive system files via the template parameter to index.php.
Weakness: CWE-22
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-50971?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Abantecart Abantecart.
How do I fix CVE-2025-50971?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-50971 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2025-50971 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-50971 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-8xxr-vfmp-j2wv.