Welcart e-Commerce <= 2.11.24 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Information Exposure
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-862.
Summary
The Welcart e-Commerce plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access of data due to a missing capability check on the 'usces_export' action in all versions up to, and including, 2.11.24. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to access configured payment credentials (ex. PayPal api secret) , as well as business contact details, mail templates, and other operational settings tied to the store.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-12979
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-q7jj-p6j2-p9x6
References
More uscnanbu 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-2026-84126 Cross-site scripting in Welcart e-Commerce Plugin payment error page CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 5.3
- 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
Sources
- CVE-2025-12979 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-12979 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-q7jj-p6j2-p9x6 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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