Welcart e-Commerce <= 2.8.4 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary File Read

Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
CVE CVE-2022-4236
CVSS Medium (6.5)
Publicly Published December 5, 2022
Last Updated January 22, 2024
Researcher WPScanTeam
Description

The Welcart e-Commerce plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file read due to missing restrictions to proper file paths in one of its AJAX actions in versions 2.6.10-2.8.4. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and higher, to read arbitrary files on the affected sites server leading to information disclosure.

References

1 affected software package

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug usc-e-shop (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Affected Version
  • <= 2.8.4
Patched Version
  • 2.8.5
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