WordPress Simple Shopping Cart: Sensitive information exposure
WordPress Simple Shopping Cart is affected by sensitive information exposure. The vulnerable path is reachable without authentication. Successful exploitation can disclose data that should not be available to the caller.
- Component
- WordPress Simple Shopping Cart
- Plugin slug
wordpress-simple-paypal-shopping-cart- Affected
- See vendor advisory
- Safe version
- See mitigation notes
- Published
- Apr 23, 2025
This CVE was published Apr 23, 2025 and is one of 11 known issues for this plugin.
Update, patch or deactivate.
Update WordPress Simple Shopping Cart 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 WordPress Simple Shopping Cart plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Sensitive Information Exposure in all versions up to, and including, 5.1.2 via the 'file_url' parameter. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to view potentially sensitive information and download a digital product without paying for it.
CVE / CNA vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N