CVE-2023-6120 : The Welcart e-Commerce plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Directory Traversal

The Welcart e-Commerce plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Directory Traversal in all versions up to, and including, 2.9.6 via the upload_certificate_file function. This makes it possible for administrators to upload .pem or .crt files to arbitrary locations on the server.

Published 2023-12-09 07:15:08

Updated 2025-02-20 18:34:51

Source Wordfence

View at NVD, CVE.org

Vulnerability category: Directory traversal

Products affected by CVE-2023-6120

Welcart » Welcart E-commerce » For Wordpress
Versions before (<) 2.9.7
cpe:2.3:a:welcart:welcart_e-commerce:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
Matching versions

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2023-6120

EPSS FAQ

0.53%

Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History

~ 65 %

Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

CVSS scores for CVE-2023-6120

Base Score	Base Severity	CVSS Vector	Exploitability Score	Impact Score	Score Source
2.7	LOW	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N	1.2	1.4	NIST
Attack Vector: Network Attack Complexity: Low Privileges Required: High User Interaction: None Scope: Unchanged Confidentiality: None Integrity: Low Availability: None
4.1	MEDIUM	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N	2.3	1.4	Wordfence
Attack Vector: Network Attack Complexity: Low Privileges Required: High User Interaction: None Scope: Changed Confidentiality: None Integrity: Low Availability: None

CWE ids for CVE-2023-6120

CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory.

Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)

References for CVE-2023-6120

https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2992785/usc-e-shop/trunk/classes/paymentPaygent.class.php?contextall=1&old=2880236&old_path=%2Fusc-e-shop%2Ftrunk%2Fclasses%2FpaymentPaygent.class.php

429 Too Many Requests
Product
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&new=2999846%40usc-e-shop%2Ftrunk&old=2996147%40usc-e-shop%2Ftrunk&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=#file1

429 Too Many Requests
Product
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/2677cea6-d60d-4e10-afd7-e088a5592b19?source=cve

Welcart e-Commerce <= 2.9.6 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Directory Traversal
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Vulnerability Details : CVE-2023-6120

Products affected by CVE-2023-6120

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2023-6120

CVSS scores for CVE-2023-6120

CWE ids for CVE-2023-6120

References for CVE-2023-6120