SOC status:Duty analyst on shift

UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2022-4237

The Welcart e-Commerce WordPress plugin before 2.8.6 does not validate user input before using it in file_exist() functions via various AJAX actions available to any authenticated users, which could allow users with a role as low as subscriber to…

HIGH 8.8EPSS 1.07%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.07%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

The Welcart e-Commerce WordPress plugin before 2.8.6 does not validate user input before using it in file_exist() functions via various AJAX actions available to any authenticated users, which could allow users with a role as low as subscriber to perform PHAR deserialisation when they can upload a file and a suitable gadget chain is present on the blog

CVSS 3.1
8.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
1.07% probability · 63th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Affected
welcart/welcart e-commerce
Source
contact@wpscan.com

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.