CVE-2022-4236 json
Welcart e-Commerce < 2.8.5 - Subscriber+ Arbitrary File Access
published 2023-01-02 3 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2022-51594
- cvss
- 6.5
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.9%
- EPSS 0.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 58%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
The Welcart e-Commerce WordPress plugin before 2.8.5 does not validate user input before using it to output the content of a file via an AJAX action available to any authenticated users, which could allow users with a role as low as subscriber to read arbitrary files on the server.
Patch / fix
- Unknown Welcart e-Commerce 2.8.5
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- Proof of concept is public
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 18 mo ago
Exploit prediction
0.85% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 58% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- wpscan.com https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/436d8894-dab8-41ea-8ed0-a3338aded635 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CISA ADP | 3.1 | 6.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
| NVD | 3.1 | 6.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
| CNA | 3.1 | 6.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
Affected products
- Unknown Welcart e-Commerce
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-552 Files or Directories Accessible to External Parties
- Technology feeds
References
-
wpscan.com
/vulnerability/436d8894-dab8-41ea-8ed0-a3338aded635
exploit, vdb-entry, technical-description, third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2022-4236
- NVD CVE-2022-4236
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