Wp Easycart: A security weakness
Wp Easycart is affected by a security weakness. Exposure depends on how the affected operation is made reachable by the site. The resulting impact depends on how the affected component exposes the vulnerable operation.
- Component
- Wp Easycart
- Plugin slug
wp-easycart- Affected
- See vendor advisory
- Safe version
- See mitigation notes
- Published
- Oct 06, 2017
This CVE was published Oct 06, 2017 and is one of 18 known issues for this plugin.
Update, patch or deactivate.
Update Wp Easycart 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 ec_ajax_update_option and ec_ajax_clear_all_taxrates functions in inc/admin/admin_ajax_functions.php in the WP EasyCart plugin 1.1.30 through 3.0.20 for WordPress allow remote attackers to gain administrator privileges and execute arbitrary code via the option_name and option_value parameters.
NVD vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H