The Welcart e-Commerce plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access of data due to a missing capability check on the 'usces_export' action in all versions up to, and including, 2.11.24. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to access configured payment credentials (ex. PayPal api secret) , as well as business contact details, mail templates, and other operational settings tied to the store.
CVE-2025-12979 is a medium severity with CVSS 5.3 Vulnerability issue affecting the Plugin Welcart e-Commerce. It affects Versions up to 2.11.24 and is fixed in 2.11.25.
CVE-2025-12979 is tracked for the Plugin Welcart e-Commerce as medium severity with CVSS 5.3. The affected range is Versions up to 2.11.24. Update Welcart e-Commerce to 2.11.25 or newer where that version is compatible with the site.
| Software Type | Plugin |
|---|---|
| Software Slug |
usc-e-shop
View on wordpress.org
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| CVE | CVE-2025-12979 |
| Patched Versions |
2.11.25
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| Affected Versions |
Versions up to 2.11.24
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These internal links group the same WordPress plugin by CVE, issue type, severity, and patch status so operators and search engines can connect the full vulnerability cluster.
Welcart e-Commerce <= 2.9.4 - Unauthenticated PHP Object Injection
Welcart e-Commerce <= 1.8.2 - Authentication Bypass
Welcart e-Commerce <= 2.9.1 - SQL Injection
Welcart e-Commerce <= 2.9.4 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary File Upload
Welcart e-Commerce <= 2.8.21 - Authenticated(Editor+) Arbitrary File Upload
Welcart e-Commerce <= 2.8.21 - Authenticated(Editor+) SQL Injection
Welcart e-Commerce <= 2.8.21 - Authenticated(level_5+) SQL Injection via get_logs
Welcart e-Commerce < 1.5.3 - SQL Injection
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