---
id: CVE-2025-12979
title: >-
  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
summary: >-
  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
  unauthentic…
severity: medium
cvss: 5.3
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N'
cwe:
  - CWE-862
published: '2025-11-13'
updated: '2026-10-07'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-07T21:10:00.200'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-12979'
references:
  - url: >-
      https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3394001%40usc-e-shop&new=3394001%40usc-e-shop&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=
    label: security@wordfence.com
  - url: >-
      https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/26255cd9-2361-4d17-8d1b-9bdadcc69043?source=cve
    label: security@wordfence.com
tags:
  - nvd
epss: 0.00238
epssPercentile: 0.1366
ingestedAt: '2026-10-07T21:54:15.020Z'
---

## Overview

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.

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.