CVE-2022-4236

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.

CVSS v3 6.5 MEDIUM

6.5^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.8 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact NONE

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/436d8894-dab8-41ea-8ed0-a3338aded635	Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/436d8894-dab8-41ea-8ed0-a3338aded635	Exploit Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:welcart:welcart_e-commerce:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

History

20 Feb 2025, 18:34

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
First Time		Welcart Welcart welcart E-commerce
CPE	cpe:2.3:a:collne:welcart_e-commerce::::::wordpress::*	cpe:2.3:a:welcart:welcart_e-commerce::::::wordpress::*

Information

Published : 2023-01-02 22:15

Updated : 2025-04-10 19:15

NVD link : CVE-2022-4236

Mitre link : CVE-2022-4236

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2022-4236

JSON object : View

Products Affected

welcart

welcart_e-commerce

CWE

CWE-552

Files or Directories Accessible to External Parties

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