What is CVE-2023-5953?

CVE-2023-5953 is a high-severity vulnerability in Welcart Welcart_e-commerce, classified under Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2023-12-04.

How severe is CVE-2023-5953?

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

Is CVE-2023-5953 known to be exploited?

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

Arbitrary file upload in Welcart Welcart_e-commerce

CVE-2023-5953

The Welcart e-Commerce WordPress plugin before 2.9.5 does not validate files to be uploaded, as well as does not have authorisation and CSRF in an AJAX action handling such upload. As a result, any authenticated users, such as subscriber c…

Vulnerability class: Unrestricted File Upload

EPSS: 0.005 (37.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

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

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-434 — Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type

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-2023-5953?: CVE-2023-5953 is a high-severity vulnerability in Welcart Welcart_e-commerce, classified under Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2023-12-04.
How severe is CVE-2023-5953?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2023-5953 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.