---
id: "CVE-2026-111031"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2026-111031"]
title: "Welcart e-Commerce WordPress plugin: unvalidated redirect to external sites"
severity: "medium"
cvss: null
epss: null
exploited: false
status: "open"
category: "package"
products: []
ecosystems: []
tags: ["ecommerce", "package", "welcart-e-commerce", "wordpress"]
not_affected_if: ["plugin-version-2.12.6-or-later"]
published_at: "2026-10-28T06:16:34+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-10-28T06:31:27+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-10-28T06:32:36+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-111031", "first_seen_at": "2026-10-28T06:31:27+00:00"}]
---

# Welcart e-Commerce WordPress plugin: unvalidated redirect to external sites

The Welcart e-Commerce WordPress plugin does not validate a user-supplied URL before using it in a redirect. An unauthenticated attacker can send users to arbitrary external websites, which enables phishing.

_Summary, check and fix written by a model from the sources; labelled as such._

## How to check

- Check the installed Welcart e-Commerce plugin version in the WordPress admin under Plugins, or with `wp plugin get welcart-e-commerce --field=version`
- Confirm the version is below `2.12.6`

## Fix

- Update the Welcart e-Commerce plugin to `2.12.6` or later

## Timeline

- 2026-10-28T06:31:27+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-111031

## From the sources

The Welcart e-Commerce WordPress plugin before 2.12.6 does not validate a user-supplied URL before using it in a redirect, allowing unauthenticated attackers to redirect users to arbitrary external websites.

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