# 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.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 18 Nov 2022
- **Updated:** 28 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-9w9j-rrw6-jgxm

## 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 (Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-41840?

It affects 1 product.


Products: 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.

## 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:

- This is the PoC exploit for CVE-2022-41840, running Zenario (github_poc): https://github.com/PrinceAikinsBaidoo/CVE-2022-41840-PoC
- Welcart eCommerce <=2.7.7 - Local File Inclusion (nuclei): http/cves/2022/CVE-2022-41840.yaml

## Other vulnerabilities in Collne Inc. Welcart e-Commerce (WordPress plugin)

- [CVE-2023-5952](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-5952/): Welcart e-Commerce < 2.9.5 - Unauthenticated PHP Object Injection (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2024-42404](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-42404/): SQL injection in Welcart e-Commerce (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2023-5953](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-5953/): Welcart e-Commerce < 2.9.5 - Subscriber+ Arbitrary File Upload (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2023-43610](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-43610/): SQL injection in Welcart e-Commerce (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2022-4237](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-4237/): Welcart e-Commerce < 2.8.6 - Subscriber+ PHAR Deserialisation (high 8.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-41840 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: 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.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-41840 exists.

Affected product: Collne Inc. Welcart e-Commerce (WordPress plugin). 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-2022-41840/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-41840/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-41840
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-41840
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-41840

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-41840/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.