CVE-2025-12979 Welcart e-Commerce <= 2.11.24 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Information Exposure
Unauthenticated attackers can access sensitive payment credentials and business settings due to a missing capability check in the Welcart e-Commerce plugin.
- 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-2025-12979?
CVE-2025-12979 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in uscnanbu Welcart e-Commerce, published on 13 Nov 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Welcart e-Commerce plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access of data due to a missing capability check on the 'usces_export' action in all versions up to, and including, 2.11.24. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to access configured payment credentials (ex. PayPal api secret) , as well as business contact details, mail templates, and other operational settings tied to the store.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-12979?
How do I fix CVE-2025-12979?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-12979 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2025-12979 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-12979 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-q7jj-p6j2-p9x6.