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CVE-2021-3291

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2021-3291 is a critical authenticated remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability affecting Zen Cart version 1.5.7b, allowing administrative users to execute arbitrary OS commands through manipulation of an HTML radio input element on the modules edit page. With a CVSS score of 7.2 (HIGH), this vulnerability presents a significant risk due to its low attack complexity and complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed in CISA's KEV catalog, an authenticated exploit is publicly available on ExploitDB, though there is no evidence of active exploitation, Metasploit modules, or significant community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
1.5.7bCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:zen-cart:zen_cart:1.5.7b:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

7.2HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
HIGH
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
1.2
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
16.78%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
96.7%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-26
Model: v2026.06.15
ExploitDB: EDB-49608 · Mar 2, 2021
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.1678 is in the 95th percentile among its peer group of 5,531 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.3 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (1)

composerpatch availablevia ghsa
Product: zencart/zencartFixed in: 1.5.7c

Vendor Advisories (1)

composerGHSA-38f9-4vhq-9cr8high

Zen Cart vulnerable to authenticated remote code execution

May 24, 2022

References

packetstormsecurity.com / files/161613/Zen-Cart-1.5.7b-Remote-Code-Execution.html
ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
github.com / MucahitSaratar/zencart_auth_rce_poc
ExploitThird Party Advisory