# CVE-2026-108829: Zen Cart SQL injection in admin module configuration

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-108829-a-security-flaw-has-been-discovered-in-zen-cart-up-to-2-2-2  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2026-10-12. Updated: 2026-10-16  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2026-108829 · Severity: medium · CVSS 4.7 · Published 2026-10-12

Zen Cart is an open-source e-commerce platform that manages online stores. An authenticated administrator can inject malicious SQL commands through the module configuration interface, potentially gaining full read/write access to the store's database and enabling account takeover, data theft, or ransomware deployment.

Technologies: [Zen Cart](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/zen-cart). Vendors: [Zen Cart](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/zen-cart).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2026-108829 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-108829 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2026-108829?** Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 4.7, published 12 October 2026.

**Which products and versions are affected?** Zen Cart up to 2.2.2.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2026-108829?** Yes: fixed in Commit 08f572654edee1db8f9db091c9949825c6c69339. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**How is CVE-2026-108829 attacked?** It is attacked over the network, in a web application.

**Am I affected by CVE-2026-108829?** Check whether you run Zen Cart 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

- Fixed in Commit 08f572654edee1db8f9db091c9949825c6c69339

## Technical details

A SQL injection vulnerability exists in admin/modules.php where POST array keys are used directly in SQL queries without sanitization. An authenticated attacker can manipulate the configuration parameter keys to break out of the query structure and execute arbitrary SQL commands. The fix applies the zen_db_input() sanitization function to properly escape user-controlled input before database queries.

## Affected products

- Zen Cart Zen Cart up to 2.2.2

## Timeline

- 2026-10-12: disclosed

## References

- [https://cdkkx.github.io/posts/GHSA-g443-8869-6g52.html](https://cdkkx.github.io/posts/GHSA-g443-8869-6g52.html)
- [https://github.com/zencart/zencart/commit/08f572654edee1db8f9db091c9949825c6c69339](https://github.com/zencart/zencart/commit/08f572654edee1db8f9db091c9949825c6c69339)

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