Published:2023/01/17  Last Updated:2023/01/17

JVN#31073333
WordPress plugin "Welcart e-Commerce" vulnerable to directory traversal

Overview

WordPress plugin "Welcart e-Commerce" contains a directory traversal vulnerability.

Products Affected

  • Welcart e-Commerce versions 2.6.0 to 2.8.5

Description

WordPress plugin "Welcart e-Commerce" provided by Collne Inc. contains a directory traversal vulnerability (CWE-22).

Impact

Arbitrary files on the server may be viewed by a remote attacker.

Solution

Update the plugin
Update the plugin according to the information provided by the developer.
The developer has released the following version that addresses the vulnerability.

  • Welcart e-Commerce 2.8.6 or later

Vendor Status

Vendor Status Last Update Vendor Notes
Collne Inc. Vulnerable 2023/01/17

References

  1. WPScan
    Welcart e-Commerce < 2.8.5 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Access

JPCERT/CC Addendum

Vulnerability Analysis by JPCERT/CC

CVSS v3 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Base Score: 7.5
Attack Vector(AV) Physical (P) Local (L) Adjacent (A) Network (N)
Attack Complexity(AC) High (H) Low (L)
Privileges Required(PR) High (H) Low (L) None (N)
User Interaction(UI) Required (R) None (N)
Scope(S) Unchanged (U) Changed (C)
Confidentiality Impact(C) None (N) Low (L) High (H)
Integrity Impact(I) None (N) Low (L) High (H)
Availability Impact(A) None (N) Low (L) High (H)
CVSS v2 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Base Score: 5.0
Access Vector(AV) Local (L) Adjacent Network (A) Network (N)
Access Complexity(AC) High (H) Medium (M) Low (L)
Authentication(Au) Multiple (M) Single (S) None (N)
Confidentiality Impact(C) None (N) Partial (P) Complete (C)
Integrity Impact(I) None (N) Partial (P) Complete (C)
Availability Impact(A) None (N) Partial (P) Complete (C)

Credit

Masato Ikeda of Mitsui Bussan Secure Directions, Inc. and Takeshi Suzuki reported this vulnerability to IPA.
JPCERT/CC coordinated with the developer under Information Security Early Warning Partnership.

Other Information

JPCERT Alert
JPCERT Reports
CERT Advisory
CPNI Advisory
TRnotes
CVE CVE-2022-4140
JVN iPedia JVNDB-2023-000007