CVE-2022-41840 WordPress Welcart eCommerce plugin <= 2.7.7 - Unauth. Directory Traversal vulnerability
Unauthenticated attackers can exploit a directory traversal flaw in the Welcart eCommerce plugin to read arbitrary files on the server.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2022-41840?
CVE-2022-41840 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Collne Inc. Welcart e-Commerce (WordPress plugin), published on 18 Nov 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Unauth. Directory Traversal vulnerability in Welcart eCommerce plugin <= 2.7.7 on WordPress.
Weakness: CWE-22
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-41840?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Welcart Welcart E-Commerce.
How do I fix CVE-2022-41840?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-41840 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2022-41840 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-41840 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Nuclei template and 1 proofs of concept on GitHub.
Other vulnerabilities in Collne Inc. Welcart e-Commerce (WordPress plugin)
- CVE-2023-5952 Welcart e-Commerce < 2.9.5 - Unauthenticated PHP Object Injection
- CVE-2024-42404 SQL injection in Welcart e-Commerce
- CVE-2023-5953 Welcart e-Commerce < 2.9.5 - Subscriber+ Arbitrary File Upload
- CVE-2023-43610 SQL injection in Welcart e-Commerce
- CVE-2022-4237 Welcart e-Commerce < 2.8.6 - Subscriber+ PHAR Deserialisation
Sources
Also known as GHSA-9w9j-rrw6-jgxm.