# CVE-2015-2673: Privilege escalation in n/a

> Remote attackers can gain administrator privileges and execute arbitrary code in the WP EasyCart plugin via insecure AJAX functions.

- **Severity:** High 8.8 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 6 Oct 2017
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-6x9p-fwgv-g747

## What is CVE-2015-2673?

CVE-2015-2673 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 6 Oct 2017. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The ec_ajax_update_option and ec_ajax_clear_all_taxrates functions in inc/admin/admin_ajax_functions.php in the WP EasyCart plugin 1.1.30 through 3.0.20 for WordPress allow remote attackers to gain administrator privileges and execute arbitrary code via the option_name and option_value parameters.

Weakness: CWE-264

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-2673?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Wpeasycart Wp Easycart.

## How do I fix CVE-2015-2673?

No fix has been published for CVE-2015-2673 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2015-2673 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2015-2673 exists.

Public exploit code:

- WordPress WP EasyCart Plugin Privilege Escalation (metasploit)

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2023-3023](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-3023/): WP EasyCart <= 5.4.10 - Authenticated (Administrator+) SQL Injection via 'orderby' (high 7.2)
- [CVE-2023-1124](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-1124/): Shopping Cart & eCommerce Store < 5.4.3 - Admin+ LFI (high 7.2)
- [CVE-2023-2891](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-2891/): WP EasyCart <= 5.4.8 - Cross-Site Request Forgery via process_delete_product (medium 6.5)
- [CVE-2023-2892](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-2892/): WP EasyCart <= 5.4.8 - Cross-Site Request Forgery via process_bulk_delete_product (medium 6.5)
- [CVE-2014-9308](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-9308/): File upload in n/a (medium 6.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2015-2673 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2015-2673 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 6 Oct 2017. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2015-2673 exists.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-2673/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-2673/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-2673
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-2673
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2015-2673

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