Vulnerability in Welcart E-Commerce
CVE-2022-4236
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.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.008 (54.7th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 55th percentile — 54.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.008 · newest: 0.008 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Welcart E-Commerce
- Welcart E-Commerce — versions 0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- wpscan.com/vulnerability/436d8894-dab8-41ea-8ed0-a3338aded635 (Exploit, technical-description, Third Party Advisory, exploit, vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2022-4236?
- CVE-2022-4236 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Welcart E-Commerce, classified under Files or Directories Accessible to External Parties. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2023-01-02.
- How severe is CVE-2022-4236?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2022-4236 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.