What is CVE-2022-4140?

CVE-2022-4140 is a high-severity vulnerability in Welcart Welcart_e-commerce, classified under CWE-552 FILES OR DIRECTORIES ACCESSIBLE TO EXTERNAL PARTIES. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2023-01-02.

How severe is CVE-2022-4140?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Is CVE-2022-4140 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Vulnerability in Welcart Welcart_e-commerce

CVE-2022-4140

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, which could allow unauthenticated attacker to read arbitrary files on the server

EPSS: 0.029 (85.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Welcart Welcart_e-commerce
Unknown Welcart E-commerce — versions 0

Public proof-of-concept exploits

20142995/nuclei-templates

References

contact@wpscan.com (Exploit, technical-description, Third Party Advisory, exploit, vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-4140?: CVE-2022-4140 is a high-severity vulnerability in Welcart Welcart_e-commerce, classified under CWE-552 FILES OR DIRECTORIES ACCESSIBLE TO EXTERNAL PARTIES. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2023-01-02.
How severe is CVE-2022-4140?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2022-4140 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.