CVE-2022-4236 - CVE House
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Status published Unknown CVE-2022-4236

Welcart e-Commerce < 2.8.5 - Subscriber+ Arbitrary File Access

Vulnerability Description

The Welcart e-Commerce WordPress plugin before 2.8.5 does not validate user input before using it to output the content of a file via an AJAX action available to any authenticated users, which could allow users with a role as low as subscriber to read arbitrary files on the server.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

The following person or organization is credited with identifying this vulnerability, as recorded in the NVD database:

  • WPScan
  • WPScan

Affected Vendor

Affected Software

Welcart e-Commerce
Vulnerable Versions:
0

Timeline

Official Publish: January 2nd, 2023
Last Modified: April 10th, 2025
Added to House: July 21st, 2026

CVSS Vectors

No vector data available

Weaknesses (CWE)

No CWE data available

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.