CVE-2022-42698 (GCVE-0-2022-42698)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-11-18 22:15 – Updated: 2026-04-28 16:07
VLAI
Title
WordPress Api2Cart Bridge Connector plugin <= 1.1.0 - Arbitrary File Upload vulnerability
Summary
Unauth. Arbitrary File Upload vulnerability in WordPress Api2Cart Bridge Connector plugin <= 1.1.0 on WordPress.
Severity
9.8 (Critical)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • CWE-434 - Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
API2Cart Api2Cart Bridge Connector (WordPress plugin) Affected: <= 1.1.0 , ≤ 1.1.0 (custom)
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Date Public
2022-10-28 00:00
Credits
Vulnerability discovered by Dave Jong (Patchstack)
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