WordPress security changelog
CRITICAL CVE-2023-5952 Modified

Welcart e-Commerce: Code execution

Welcart e-Commerce is affected by code execution. Exposure depends on how the affected operation is made reachable by the site. Successful exploitation can run attacker-controlled code in the WordPress hosting account.

CVE / CNA score 9.8 CVSS · contact@wpscan.com
NVD score 9.8 CVSS 3.1 · nvd@nist.gov
Component
Welcart e-Commerce
Plugin slug
welcart-e-commerce
Affected
See vendor advisory
Safe version
See mitigation notes
Published
Dec 04, 2023
Weakness
NVD-CWE-noinfo

This CVE was published Dec 04, 2023 and is one of 22 known issues for this plugin.

Update, patch or deactivate.

Update Welcart e-Commerce to a release outside the affected range, or disable and remove it until a fixed version is available.

No confirmed safe version is listed. Consider a vendor-supported patch or temporarily restricting the affected functionality while you assess the risk.

Deactivate only when warranted by your risk profile, or when advised by your hosting provider in the limited circumstances where the vulnerability cannot otherwise be mitigated. If you’re unsure which action is appropriate, contact Fused or your hosting provider for guidance.

Technical description

The Welcart e-Commerce WordPress plugin before 2.9.5 unserializes user input from cookies, which could allow unautehtniacted users to perform PHP Object Injection when a suitable gadget is present on the blog

NVD vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Primary and upstream sources