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CVE-2022-4140

Welcart e-Commerce < 2.8.5 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Access

Published: Jan 2, 2023Updated: Apr 10, 2025 Sources: CVE List NVD BDU
NVD MITRE
7.5CVSSHIGH
EPSS Score
2.9%
Top 14.7%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
1 Known
Remediation
Patch Available
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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

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:NS:UC:HI:NA:N
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:NIntegrity
None
A:NAvailability
None
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Affected Products

Welcart e-CommerceUnknown
welcart e-commercewelcart
On-prem
Web & CMS Plugins / ecommerce-platform
Welcart eCommerceWordPress FoundationWeb & CMS Plugins
welcartcommercialWeb & CMS Pluginsaka welcart e-commerce, welcart plugin
wordpress foundationoss-projectUSWeb & CMS Plugins

Exploitability

1 exploit source identified

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Official Patch Available

References

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/0d649a7e-3334-48f7-abca-fff0856e12c7
wpscan.com
https://vuldb.com/?id.217213
vuldb.com

Timeline

Published
Jan 2, 2023
Last Updated
Apr 10, 2025

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