CVE-2023-5951 Welcart e-Commerce < 2.9.5 - Reflected XSS
Reflected XSS in Welcart e-Commerce plugin allows attackers to execute scripts against admin users, potentially leading to account takeover.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2023-5951?
CVE-2023-5951 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown Welcart e-Commerce, published on 4 Dec 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
The Welcart e-Commerce WordPress plugin before 2.9.5 does not sanitise and escape a parameter before outputting it back in the page, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting which could be used against high privilege users such as admin
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-5951?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Welcart Welcart E-Commerce.
How do I fix CVE-2023-5951?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-5951 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.
Is CVE-2023-5951 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-5951 exists.
Other vulnerabilities in Unknown Welcart e-Commerce
- 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-q765-37pc-9f2c.