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PrestaShop vulnerable to path traversal

Type: advisorySources: OSV

PrestaShop is an open source e-commerce web application. Prior to version 8.1.1, in the back office, files can be compromised using path traversal by replaying the import file deletion query with a specified file path that uses the traversal path. Version 8.1.1 contains a patch for this issue. There are no known workarounds.

Products
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Affected versions
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Fixed versions
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CVEs
CVE-2023-39525
Confirmed fixed CVEs
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Updated in this feed
8 Nov 2026, 03:45 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

PrestaShop vulnerable to path traversal

core-osv · Original source

Published 7 Aug 2023, 20:23 UTC

PrestaShop is an open source e-commerce web application. Prior to version 8.1.1, in the back office, files can be compromised using path traversal by replaying the import file deletion query with a specified file path that uses the traversal path. Version 8.1.1 contains a patch for this issue. There are no known workarounds.

osv:CVE-2023-39525
Complete source record
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  "method": "structured",
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    "summary": "PrestaShop is an open source e-commerce web application. Prior to version 8.1.1, in the back office, files can be compromised using path traversal by replaying the import file deletion query with a specified file path that uses the traversal path. Version 8.1.1 contains a patch for this issue. There are no known workarounds.",
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