# CVE-2021-3291: Zen Cart vulnerable to authenticated remote code execution

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2021-3291-zen-cart-vulnerable-to-authenticated-remote-code-execution  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2022-05-24  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2021-3291 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2022-05-24

Zen Cart vulnerable to authenticated remote code execution

Technologies: [zencart/zencart (Packagist)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/zencart-zencart). Vendors: [Packagist](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/packagist).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2021-3291 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2021-3291 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2021-3291?** Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 24 May 2022.

**Which products and versions are affected?** zencart/zencart (Packagist) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=1.5.7c.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2021-3291?** Yes. zencart/zencart (Packagist): upgrade to 1.5.7c or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected by CVE-2021-3291?** Check whether you run zencart/zencart (Packagist) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## How to fix

- zencart/zencart (Packagist): upgrade to 1.5.7c or later

  ```sh
  composer require zencart/zencart:^1.5.7c
  ```


## Affected products

- zencart/zencart (Packagist) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=1.5.7c

## Identifiers

- CVE-2021-3291
- GHSA-38f9-4vhq-9cr8

## Related threats

- [Reflected XSS in Zen Cart before 1.5.7a](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2020-6578-reflected-xss-in-zen-cart-before-1-5-7a)
- [Authenticated RCE in Zen Cart 1.5.5e](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2017-11675-authenticated-rce-in-zen-cart-1-5-5e)