Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU70139

Arbitrary file upload in Api2Cart Bridge Connector - CVE-2022-42698

Published: December 13, 2022

Vulnerability identifier: #VU70139

CSH Severity: High

CVSS v4: 9.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-42698

CWE-ID: CWE-434

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise vulnerable system.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of file extension when uploading files. A remote attacker can upload and execute arbitrary file on the system.

Affected software

Api2Cart Bridge Connector

How to mitigate CVE-2022-42698

Install update from vendor's website.

Api2Cart Bridge Connector - update to 1.2.0

External References

https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/api2cart-bridge-connector/wordpress-api2cart-bridge-connector-plugin-1-1-0-arbitrary-file-upload-vulnerability?_s_id=cve
https://wordpress.org/plugins/api2cart-bridge-connector/#developers

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