CVE-2023-40532 Path traversal in Welcart e-Commerce
An attacker with author privileges can exploit a path traversal flaw to read partial file information from the web server.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2023-40532?
CVE-2023-40532 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Collne Inc. Welcart e-Commerce, published on 26 Sep 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Path traversal vulnerability in Welcart e-Commerce versions 2.7 to 2.8.21 allows a user with author or higher privilege to obtain partial information of the files on the web server.
Weakness: CWE-22
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-40532?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Collne Welcart.
How do I fix CVE-2023-40532?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-40532 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-2023-40532 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-40532 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-j977-c76j-564g.