What is CVE-2018-12256?

CVE-2018-12256 is a high-severity vulnerability in Litecart, classified under Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2018-08-16.

How severe is CVE-2018-12256?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Arbitrary file upload in Litecart

CVE-2018-12256

admin/vqmods.app/vqmods.inc.php in LiteCart before 2.1.3 allows remote authenticated attackers to upload a malicious file (resulting in remote code execution) by using the text/xml or application/xml Content-Type in a public_html/admin/?app=vqmods&doc=vqmods request.

Vulnerability class: Unrestricted File Upload

EPSS: 0.026 (83.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Litecart
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-434 — Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type

References

cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Third Party Advisory)
cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-12256?: CVE-2018-12256 is a high-severity vulnerability in Litecart, classified under Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2018-08-16.
How severe is CVE-2018-12256?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.