High

[CVE-2023-39529][CVE-2023-39530] path traversal: file deletion in the backoffice

  • Disclosed: 07.08.2023
  • Updated: 11.10.2026 10:22

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.

A administrator can forge a request to remove any file in the installed PrestaShop by exploiting the import feature or via Customer Messages feature.

Affected software

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PlatformPackageVulnerable versionsFixed in
Composer package prestashop/prestashop < 8.1.1 8.1.1
PrestaShop (core) PrestaShop <= 8.1.0

<= 8.1.0 (Patched versions 8.1.1)

no fix

References

CVSS score 6.7/10
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:H
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-22
Platform
Composer, PrestaShop
Package
prestashop/prestashop, PrestaShop
Disclosed
07.08.2023
Updated
11.10.2026 10:22

Sources and licenses

OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-m9r4-3fg7-pqm2 - CC BY 4.0

Friends-Of-Presta - CVE-2023-39525 - MIT

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THE SOFTWARE.

Vulnerability history: PrestaShop

All published vulnerabilities of this package (PrestaShop (core)), newest first. Shows whether this is a one-off slip or a package that needs watching.

All (32) in the archive
Total entries
32
First → latest
01.2020 05.2026
Without a fix
9
Exploited in attacks
1

Severity breakdown

  • Critical 6
  • High 8
  • Medium 17
  • Low 1

Disclosures per year

  1. 2020: 1
  2. 2021: 1
  3. 2022: 10
  4. 2023: 10
  5. 2024: 5
  6. 2025: 1
  7. 2026: 4
Severity:
  1. Critical · 9.3 CVE-2026-44212 < 8.2.6, >= 9.0.0, < 9.1.1 8.2.6, 9.1.1
  2. High · 7.6 CVE-2026-33673 >= 9.0.0-alpha.1, < 9.1.0, < 8.2.5 9.1.0, 8.2.5
  3. Critical · 9.6 CVE-2024-34716 >= 8.1.0, < 8.1.6 8.1.6
  4. High · 8.1 CVE-2024-21627 >= 8.0.0-beta.1, < 8.1.3, < 1.7.8.11 8.1.3, 1.7.8.11
  5. High · 8.3 CVE-2023-39527 >= 8.0.0, < 8.0.5, < 1.7.8.10 no fix
  6. [CVE-2023-39529][CVE-2023-39530] path traversal: file deletion in the backoffice this entry
    High · 6.7 CVE-2023-39525 <= 8.1.0 no fix
  7. Critical · 9.8 CVE-2022-31181 >= 1.6.0.10, < 1.7.8.7 1.7.8.7
  8. High · 8.8 CVE-2018-20717 < 1.7.2.5 1.7.2.5
  9. High · 8.0 CVE-2023-30838 >= 8.0.0, < 8.0.3, < 1.7.8.8 no fix
  10. Critical · 9.0 CVE-2022-21686 >= 1.7.0.0, < 1.7.8.3 1.7.8.3
  11. High · 7.5 CVE-2021-43789 >= 1.7.5.0, < 1.7.8.2 1.7.8.2
  12. Critical · 9.8 Exploited in attacks CVE-2017-9841 < 1.7.6.0 no fix

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