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CVE-2018-12256

• Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 2.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2018-08-16 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-434

Description

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.

Affected products

• LiteCart: before 2.1.3 — fixed in 2.1.3

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: LiteCart 2.1.3. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://github.com/litecart/litecart/commit/2305368eb70a26cab34c772c9ae88787f4c3e669
• https://www.litecart.net/download
• https://github.com/litecart/litecart/commit/2305368eb70a26cab34c772c9ae88787f4c3e669
• https://www.litecart.net/download

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