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 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.
References (1)
Core 1
Core References
Exploit, Third Party Advisory exploit
vdb-entry
technical-description
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/436d8894-dab8-41ea-8ed0-a3338aded635
Scores
CVSS v3
6.5
EPSS
0.0080
EPSS Percentile
51.4%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
poc
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
partial
Details
CWE
CWE-552
Status
published
Products (1)
welcart/welcart_e-commerce
< 2.8.5
Published
Jan 02, 2023
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026