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

Published 2018-08-16 · last modified 2026-06-17.

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.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.026 (84.8th percentile), scored 2026-10-03.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 85th percentile — 84.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.026 · newest: 0.026 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Litecart

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-434 — Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type

References

github.com/litecart/litecart/commit/2305368eb70a26cab34c772c9ae88787f4c3e669 (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
www.litecart.net/download (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.