Welcart e-Commerce Plugin up to 2.8.4 on WordPress file access

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Welcart e-Commerce Plugin up to 2.8.4 on WordPress and classified as problematic. This affects an unknown function. Such manipulation leads to file access. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2022-4236. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Welcart e-Commerce Plugin up to 2.8.4 on WordPress (E-Commerce Management Software). It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a file access vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-552. The product makes files or directories accessible to unauthorized actors, even though they should not be. Impacted is confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

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.

The weakness was shared 01/03/2023. The advisory is available at wpscan.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2022-4236 since 11/30/2022. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1083 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

Upgrading to version 2.8.5 eliminates this vulnerability.

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Productinfo

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CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.3

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.1
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Exploitinginfo

Class: File access
CWE: CWE-552 / CWE-425
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Welcart e-Commerce Plugin 2.8.5

Timelineinfo

11/30/2022 🔍
01/03/2023 +34 days 🔍
01/03/2023 +0 days 🔍
02/21/2025 +780 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: wpscan.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-4236 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-4236
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-217214

Entryinfo

Created: 01/03/2023 08:07
Updated: 02/21/2025 06:51
Changes: 01/03/2023 08:07 (41), 01/27/2023 07:57 (11), 02/21/2025 06:51 (16)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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