CVE-2023-6120

Welcart e-Commerce <= 2.9.6 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Directory Traversal

4.1 Medium

The Welcart e-Commerce plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Directory Traversal in all versions up to, and including, 2.9.6 via the upload_certificate_file function. This makes it possible for administrators to upload .pem or .crt files to arbitrary locations on the server.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: High
User interaction: None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: None
Integrity: Low
Availability: None

Exploit likelihood

0.46%Up 0.4 points since Dec 9, 2023

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 4.1

Welcart e-Commerce <= 2.9.6 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Directory Traversal

Record: CVE-2023-6120
CVSS 3.1: 4.1 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N
Weakness: CWE-22
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2023-58375 4.1

Record: EUVD-2023-58375
CVSS 3.1: 4.1 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N
Updated: 2026-11-02

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-5972-9g9g-mf6x 4.1

The Welcart e-Commerce plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Directory Traversal in all versions...

Record: GHSA-5972-9g9g-mf6x
CVSS 3.1: 4.1 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N
Weakness: CWE-22
Updated: 2026-11-02

NVD 4.1

Record: CVE-2023-6120
CVSS 3.1: 4.1 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N
CVSS 3.1: 2.7 LowCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Weakness: CWE-22
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2023-6120 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.1) in Nanbu Welcart E-commerce, published December 9, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.46%, the 39th percentile. No source names a fixed version.