CVE-2023-5952

Welcart E-commerce insecure deserialization

9.8 CRITICALEPSS 1.25%

Published4 Dec 2023

Description

The Welcart e-Commerce WordPress plugin before 2.9.5 unserializes user input from cookies, which could allow unautehtniacted users to perform PHP Object Injection when a suitable gadget is present on the blog

CVSS 3.1 breakdown

Attack vectorNetwork

Attack complexityLow

Privileges requiredNone

User interactionNone

ScopeUnchanged

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

Welcart E-commerce< 2.9.5

Remediation

Fixed in

Welcart E-commerce≥ 2.9.5

Frequently asked

Is CVE-2023-5952 being actively exploited?

CVE-2023-5952 is not in the CISA KEV catalog. Its EPSS exploit probability is 1.25%.

How severe is CVE-2023-5952?

CVE-2023-5952 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.8, rated critical. EPSS estimates a 1.25% probability of exploitation.

Which products are affected by CVE-2023-5952?

Affected products include Welcart E-commerce.

How do I fix CVE-2023-5952?

Upgrade affected software to a fixed version, for example Welcart E-commerce 2.9.5 or later, then confirm no affected versions remain in your inventory.

How Secuno handles this

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Data from the NVD, CISA KEV catalog and FIRST EPSS. CVSS 3.1 base score shown where available.