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CVE-2022-4236

MEDIUM 6.5 CVSS 3.1
Published
January 2, 2023
Last modified
June 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified
Reported by
contact@wpscan.com
Weakness
CWE-552
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Description

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.

Affected WordPress components

A confirmed match is backed by the plugin or theme slug. A possible match is based on the product name only and should be verified.

Affected products and versions

  • Unknown Welcart e-Commerce — Before 2.8.5
  • welcart welcart_e-commerce — Before 2.8.5

References

  • wpscan.com https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/436d8894-dab8-41ea-8ed0-a3338aded635 Exploit, Third Party Advisory
  • nvd.nist.gov Official NVD record