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CVE-2022-41840
published 2022-11-18

CVE-2022-41840: Unauth. Directory Traversal vulnerability in Welcart eCommerce plugin <= 2.7.7 on WordPress.

PriorityP179critical9.8CVSS 3.1
AVNACLPRNUINSUCHIHAH
ITWEXPLOITVulnCheck KEV
Exploited in the wild
EPSS
5.12%
91.3th percentile
Unauth. Directory Traversal vulnerability in Welcart eCommerce plugin <= 2.7.7 on WordPress.

Affected

2 ranges
VendorProductVersion rangeFixed in
collne_incwelcart_e-commerce<= 2.7.7
welcartwelcart_e-commerce< 2.7.82.7.8

Detection & IOCsextracted from sources · hover to see the quote

url{{BaseURL}}/wp-content/plugins/usc-e-shop/functions/progress-check.php?progressfile=../../../../../../../../../../../../../etc/passwd
  • Look for unauthenticated GET requests to progress-check.php with a 'progressfile' parameter containing directory traversal sequences (e.g., '../') targeting sensitive files such as /etc/passwd.
  • A successful exploitation returns HTTP 200 with Content-Type 'application/json' and a response body matching the pattern 'root:.*:0:0:' (contents of /etc/passwd).
  • ·The vulnerability affects Welcart eCommerce plugin versions <= 2.7.7 on WordPress; version 2.7.8 and above are patched.
  • ·The exploit is unauthenticated (no credentials required), making it trivially exploitable remotely with no user interaction.

CVSS provenance

nvdv3.19.8CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
vulncheck7.5HIGH
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