CVE-2023-5953 describes a critical arbitrary file upload vulnerability in the Welcart e-Commerce WordPress plugin prior to version 2.9.5. This flaw allows any authenticated user, including subscribers, to upload malicious files like PHP scripts due to insufficient file validation, authorization, and CSRF protection in an AJAX upload action. With a CVSS score of 8.8 (High), this vulnerability poses a significant risk, enabling full compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected system. Currently, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 2.9.5CPE 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:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.