Vulnerability · Published Jan 2, 2023 · Assigned by WPScan
CVE-2022-4236Welcart e-Commerce < 2.8.5 - Subscriber+ Arbitrary File Access
Medium 6.5
In plain English
A medium-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 0.9% (higher than 58% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)6.5Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.9%top 41.6% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
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 via an AJAX action available to any authenticated users, which could allow users with a role as low as subscriber 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/436d8894-dab8-41ea-8ed0-a3338aded635 exploit, vdb-entry, technical-description