CVE-2022-41840 is a critical Directory Traversal vulnerability affecting the Welcart eCommerce plugin up to version 2.7.7 on WordPress. This flaw allows unauthenticated attackers to access arbitrary files on the server. With a CVSS score of 9.8, it presents a severe risk due to its network-based attack vector, low complexity, and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not currently listed in CISA's KEV catalog or showing active exploitation, a Nuclei template for Local File Inclusion exists, indicating potential for exploit development. Despite its high severity, there is minimal public discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 2.7.8CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:welcart:welcart_e-commerce:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.