Welcart e-Commerce < 2.9.5 - Reflected XSS
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
The Welcart e-Commerce WordPress plugin before 2.9.5 does not sanitise and escape a parameter before outputting it back in the page, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting which could be used against high privilege users such as admin
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Welcart e-Commerce | before 2.9.5 | 2.9.5 | Patch available | CNA |
- Welcart e-Commerce VendorUnknown Affected before 2.9.5 Fixed in 2.9.5 Patch available CNA
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Welcart e-Commerce (Unknown) Fixed in 2.9.5
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
Welcart e-Commerce 2.9.5
3 records Highest priority Priority HIGH 1 HIGH, 2 MEDIUM
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2023-05484 Welcart e-Commerce < 2.9.5 - Subscriber+ Arbitrary File UploadPriority HIGH 73
- TI-2023-05483 Welcart e-Commerce < 2.9.5 - Unauthenticated PHP Object InjectionPriority MEDIUM 45
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-5951
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-q765-37pc-9f2c
References
More uscnanbu Welcart E-commerce vulnerabilities
- TI-2023-05484 Welcart e-Commerce < 2.9.5 - Subscriber+ Arbitrary File Upload CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2022-03880 Welcart e-Commerce < 2.8.6 - Subscriber+ PHAR Deserialisation CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2022-03786 Welcart e-Commerce < 2.8.5 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Access CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2022-03879 Welcart e-Commerce < 2.8.5 - Subscriber+ Arbitrary File Access CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2022-03618 Welcart e-Commerce < 2.8.4 - Subscriber+ Arbitrary Shipping Method Creation/Update/Deletion CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2022-04255 Welcart e-Commerce < 2.8.9 - Contributor+ Stored XSS via Shortcode CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.4
Sources
- CVE-2023-5951 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-5951 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-q765-37pc-9f2c · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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