CVE-2009-4940

ZeusCart 2.3 - SQL Injection via maincatid Parameter

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2009-4940. PoCs published by Br0ly.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This Perl script exploits a SQL injection vulnerability in Zeus Cart V2.3 by injecting a UNION-based SQL query to extract admin credentials from the database. The exploit targets the 'maincatid' parameter in the 'showmaincatlanding' action and decodes the retrieved base64-encoded password.

Description

SQL injection vulnerability in index.php in Zeus Cart 2.3 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the maincatid parameter in a showmaincatlanding action.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Br0ly · perlwebappsphp
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/8829

This Perl script exploits a SQL injection vulnerability in Zeus Cart V2.3 by injecting a UNION-based SQL query to extract admin credentials from the database. The exploit targets the 'maincatid' parameter in the 'showmaincatlanding' action and decodes the retrieved base64-encoded password.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Sqli
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Zeus Cart V2.3
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Target URL with vulnerable Zeus Cart installation
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 18, 2026 Full analysis →

References (1)

Core 1
Core References
Exploit, Third Party Advisory exploit x_refsource_exploit-db
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/8829

Scores

EPSS 0.0092
EPSS Percentile 55.6%

Details

CWE
CWE-89
Status published
Products (1)
zeuscart/zeuscart 2.3
Published Jul 22, 2010
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026