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CVE-2023-5953

Welcart e-Commerce < 2.9.5 - Subscriber+ Arbitrary File Upload

Published: Dec 4, 2023Updated: May 29, 2025 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-434
NVD MITRE
8.8CVSSHIGH
EPSS Score
0.5%
Top 62.5%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
1 Known
Remediation
No Fix Available
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Description

The Welcart e-Commerce WordPress plugin before 2.9.5 does not validate files to be uploaded, as well as does not have authorisation and CSRF in an AJAX action handling such upload. As a result, any authenticated users, such as subscriber could upload arbitrary files, such as PHP on the server

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:LUI:NS:UC:HI:HA:H
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:LPrivileges Required
Low
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-434

Affected Products

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

Attack Graph

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Exploitability

1 exploit source identified

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MITRE ATT&CK

3 techniques
Command and Control
Initial Access
Persistence
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References

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/6d29ba12-f14a-4cee-baae-a6049d83bce6
wpscan.com

Timeline

Published
Dec 4, 2023
Last Updated
May 29, 2025

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