Unauthorized Data Access in Welcart e-Commerce Plugin for WordPress
CVE-2025-12979

5.3MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

WordPress
Status
Welcart E-commerce
Vendor
CVE Published:
13 November 2025

What is CVE-2025-12979?

The Welcart e-Commerce plugin for WordPress has a security flaw that allows unauthorized users to exploit the 'usces_export' action, resulting in access to sensitive payment credentials, business contact information, mail templates, and other critical settings associated with the online store. This vulnerability arises from a lack of proper capability checks in the plugin, making it essential for users to take preventative measures.

Affected Version(s)

Welcart e-Commerce * <= 2.11.24

References

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id...
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&s...

CVSS V3.1

Score:
5.3
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
Low
Integrity:
None
Availability:
Low
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Marcin Dudek
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