CVE-2012-5178

Description

Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the Welcart plugin before 1.2.2 for WordPress allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of arbitrary users for requests that complete a purchase.

Category

6.8
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.10%
Third-Party Advisory jvn.jp Third-Party Advisory jvn.jp
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.welcart.com/community/archives/4524
http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN53269985/index.html third party advisory
http://jvndb.jvn.jp/jvndb/JVNDB-2012-000109 third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2012-5178?
CVE-2012-5178 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2012-5178?
To fix CVE-2012-5178, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2012-5178 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2012-5178 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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