AbanteCart 1.4.2 index.php template path traversal

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A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in AbanteCart 1.4.2. The impacted element is an unknown function of the file index.php. This manipulation of the argument template causes path traversal. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2025-50971. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit.

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A vulnerability has been found in AbanteCart 1.4.2 and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code of the file index.php. The manipulation of the argument template with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-22. The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

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.

The advisory is shared at github.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2025-50971 since 06/16/2025. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 09/04/2025). MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1006 for this issue.

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There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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• AbanteCart

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• 1.4.2

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