Attack ChainAIDerived
Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain
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AccessGenerate fixed session token
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DeliveryEmbed token in crafted Welcart login URL
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ExploitDeliver link to shop member via phishing
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ExecutionVictim authenticates through crafted request
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PersistPlugin binds authenticated session to attacker's token
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ImpactAttacker accesses victim customer account
Vulnerability Assessment
| Weakness |
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A07:2025 - Authentication Failures
ASVS 5.0
V6 - Authentication Authentication mechanism validation
MITRE ATT&CK
2 techniques across 2 tactics: Defense Evasion, Initial Access The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up. |
| Exploitation Conditions | The Welcart e-Commerce plugin must be installed and active on a WordPress site running any version prior to 2.12.1. The targeted site must have active customer accounts - exploitation targets registered shop members, not anonymous visitors or WordPress administrators. Exploitation requires victim interaction (UI:R): the shop member must authenticate via an attacker-crafted request that carries the attacker's chosen session token, making social engineering (phishing, malicious link) a prerequisite. The attacker requires no credentials (PR:N). Exploitation is bounded by: (1) the victim must actively log in through the attacker's link rather than a bookmarked or direct URL; (2) the vulnerability affects customer-level accounts, not WordPress admin accounts, limiting post-exploitation scope to the customer's data and shopping capabilities; (3) the attack window closes once the victim logs out or their session expires. |
| Impact | The NVD CVSS 3.1 score of 5.4 Medium is grounded in a vector of AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N. The PR:N and AC:L metrics confirm low barrier to exploit - no attacker credentials or complex preconditions are required. However, UI:R is the critical limiting factor: the victim must actively use the attacker-crafted request to log in, making this socially engineered rather than fully opportunistic. The C:L/I:L impact reflects customer-account-level access - potentially exposing PII, order history, and enabling unauthorized purchases - rather than administrative compromise. No CISA KEV listing is present, meaning confirmed active exploitation is unverified at time of analysis. A publicly available POC exists via WPScan, significantly lowering the barrier for less sophisticated actors. EPSS data was not provided in source intelligence; defenders should weigh the public POC against the UI:R constraint when prioritizing patching. The real-world risk is moderate for e-commerce operators: customer account takeover can trigger fraud, data exposure liability, and regulatory consequences even without full site compromise. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | An attacker generates a known session token value, then embeds it in a crafted login URL or form submission targeting a Welcart-powered shop and delivers it to a customer via phishing email or malicious link. When the victim follows the link and authenticates normally, Welcart binds their authenticated session to the attacker's pre-set token without regeneration. The attacker, who already holds the token, immediately gains full access to the victim's customer account. A publicly available POC via WPScan confirms this attack path is documented and reproducible. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Aug 21, 2026
Session fixation in the Welcart e-Commerce WordPress plugin (all versions before 2.12.1) allows an unauthenticated remote attacker to pre-set a shop member's session identifier via a user-supplied request parameter, then silently hijack the authenticated session once the victim logs in through an attacker-crafted request. Because the plugin neither generates a fresh session ID on authentication nor rejects externally supplied session tokens, the attacker's chosen token becomes the victim's authenticated session. A publicly available POC exists via WPScan, and no KEV listing is present, though the combination of no required attacker privileges and a low-complexity exploit path elevates practical risk for any live Welcart storefront.
RemediationAI
Vendor-released patch: Welcart e-Commerce version 2.12.1. Site administrators should update the plugin immediately via the WordPress admin dashboard or by downloading version 2.12.1 or later. Advisory and patch details are available at https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/3b2d4e7f-1e2a-4712-af9b-50080106d52c/ and https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-15671. If immediate patching is not feasible, a compensating control is to deploy a WAF rule that strips or rejects requests containing session identifier parameters in query strings or POST bodies before they reach WordPress - this can break legitimate session flows if Welcart uses them elsewhere, so testing in staging is required. Additionally, temporarily disabling customer account login (forcing guest checkout) eliminates the attack surface at the cost of user experience. Neither workaround fully substitutes for applying version 2.12.1.
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Affected Packages
Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)
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Technical ContextAI · show details
Session fixation is a subclass of CWE-287 (Improper Authentication) in which an application allows a user-controlled value to determine the session identifier, bypassing the expectation that the server exclusively generates session tokens. Proper session management mandates regenerating the session ID at privilege elevation (i.e., login) to sever any attacker-controlled pre-authentication token. Welcart e-Commerce, a Japanese-market WordPress plugin for online shops, violates both properties: it accepts the session identifier from a request parameter and does not rotate it after the customer authenticates. The affected CPE is cpe:2.3:a:unknown:welcart_e-commerce:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*, covering the full version range from initial release up to but not including 2.12.1. The vulnerability sits in Welcart's own session-handling layer, distinct from WordPress core session management.
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Severity by source
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
PR:N because the attacker needs no credentials; UI:R is mandatory as the victim must authenticate via the attacker's crafted request; C:L/I:L reflects customer-account scope only with no availability impact.
Primary rating from Vendor (WPScan).
CVSS VectorVendor: WPScan
Lifecycle Timeline
4DescriptionCVE.org
The Welcart e-Commerce WordPress plugin before 2.12.1 does not regenerate the session identifier on authentication and sets the session identifier from a user-supplied request parameter, allowing an unauthenticated attacker to fixate a shop member's session and take over their customer account after the victim logs in through an attacker-crafted request.
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Attack Technique
Authentication bypass attacks exploit flaws in the verification mechanisms that control access to systems and applications.
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