// For flags

CVE-2022-4236

Welcart e-Commerce < 2.8.5 - Subscriber+ Arbitrary File Access

Severity Score

6.5
*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

1
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

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.

El complemento Welcart e-Commerce de WordPress anterior a 2.8.5 no valida la entrada del usuario antes de usarlo para generar el contenido de un archivo a través de una acción AJAX disponible para cualquier usuario autenticado, lo que podría permitir a los usuarios con un rol tan bajo como el de suscriptor leer arbitrariamente archivos en el servidor.

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.

*Credits: WPScan, WPScan
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Authentication
Single
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
None
Availability
None
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2022-11-30 CVE Reserved
  • 2022-12-05 CVE Published
  • 2024-08-03 CVE Updated
  • 2024-08-03 First Exploit
  • 2024-12-17 EPSS Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
CWE
  • CWE-200: Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
  • CWE-552: Files or Directories Accessible to External Parties
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Collne
Search vendor "Collne"
 Welcart E-commerce
Search vendor "Collne" for product "Welcart E-commerce"
 < 2.8.5
Search vendor "Collne" for product "Welcart E-commerce" and version " < 2.8.5"
wordpress
Affected