Vulnerability · Published Jan 2, 2023 · Assigned by WPScan
CVE-2022-4140Welcart e-Commerce < 2.8.5 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Access
High 7.5
In plain English
A high-severity security flaw in Welcart e-Commerce from Unknown. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 3.2% (higher than 88% of all known vulnerabilities). Ready-made attack tooling exists: Nuclei, public proof-of-concept code.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.5High
Exploit odds (30 days)3.2%top 11.9% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack tooling2Nuclei, Public PoC
Official description
The Welcart e-Commerce WordPress plugin before 2.8.5 does not validate user input before using it to output the content of a file, which could allow unauthenticated attacker to read arbitrary files on the server
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Welcart e-Commerce | 0 – before 2.8.5 |
References
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/0d649a7e-3334-48f7-abca-fff0856e12c7 exploit, vdb-entry, technical-description