# CVE-2026-49775: Welcart e-Commerce broken access control in WordPress plugin

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-49775-welcart-e-commerce-broken-access-control-in-wordpress-plugin  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2026-06-15. Updated: 2026-06-15  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2026-49775 · Severity: medium · CVSS 6.5 · Published 2026-06-15

Welcart e-Commerce is a popular WordPress plugin used to manage online stores and shopping carts. A security flaw in versions 2.11.28 and earlier allows unauthorized individuals to perform actions that should be restricted to administrators or registered users. This could lead to unauthorized changes to store settings or disruptions to the online shopping service.

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2026-49775 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-49775 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2026-49775?** Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 6.5, published 15 June 2026.

**Which products and versions are affected?** Collne Welcart <= 2.11.28.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2026-49775?** No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.

**How is CVE-2026-49775 attacked?** It is attacked over the network, in a network appliance.

**Am I affected by CVE-2026-49775?** Check whether you run Collne Welcart at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## Technical details

A broken access control vulnerability (CWE-862) exists in the Welcart e-Commerce plugin for WordPress due to missing authorization checks in certain functions. An unauthenticated remote attacker can exploit this flaw by sending crafted network requests to the affected site. Successful exploitation allows the attacker to execute actions that should require higher privileges, potentially impacting the integrity and availability of the store's configuration or data. The issue is resolved in version 2.11.29.

## Affected products

- Welcart Welcart e-Commerce <= 2.11.28

## Timeline

- 2026-05-23: other: Reported by researcher dodoh4t
- 2026-06-04: advisory: Initial disclosure by Patchstack
- 2026-06-15: disclosed: CVE published to NVD

## References

- [https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/usc-e-shop/vulnerability/wordpress-welcart-e-commerce-plugin-2-11-28-broken-access-control-vulnerability?_s_id=cve](https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/usc-e-shop/vulnerability/wordpress-welcart-e-commerce-plugin-2-11-28-broken-access-control-vulnerability?_s_id=cve)