admin/vqmods.app/vqmods.inc.php in LiteCart before 2.1.3 allows remote authenticated attackers to upload a malicious file (resulting in rem…

published 2018-08-16 8y ago modified 2026-06-17 4mo ago also EUVD-2018-4234

cvss: 8.8; version 3.0, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 2.6%; EPSS 2.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 85%
public exploits: 0; none known

admin/vqmods.app/vqmods.inc.php in LiteCart before 2.1.3 allows remote authenticated attackers to upload a malicious file (resulting in remote code execution) by using the text/xml or application/xml Content-Type in a public_html/admin/?app=vqmods&doc=vqmods request.

Patch / fix

fixed in 1 links 1

litecart litecart 2.1.3

github.com/litecart/litecart@2305368 commit

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Exploit prediction

2.60% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 85% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
NVD	3.0	8.8	CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD	2.0	6.5	AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

Classification

Weakness

CWE-434 Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type

References

github.com /litecart/litecart/commit/2305368eb70a26cab34c772c9ae88787f4c3e669
patch, third-party-advisory
litecart.net /download
vendor-advisory

Sources

CVE List CVE-2018-12256
NVD CVE-2018-12256

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