Vulnerability · Published Oct 19, 2023 · Assigned by Wordfence
CVE-2023-5638Booster for WooCommerce <= 7.1.2 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Shortcode
Medium 6.4
In plain English
A medium-severity cross-site scripting in Booster for WooCommerce – PDF Invoices, Abandoned Cart, Variation Swatches & 100+ Tools from pluggabl. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.6% (higher than 47% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
The Booster for WooCommerce plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'wcj_image' shortcode in versions up to, and including, 7.1.2 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with contributor-level and above permissions to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| pluggabl | Booster for WooCommerce – PDF Invoices, Abandoned Cart, Variation Swatches & 100+ Tools | 0 – through 7.1.2 |
Weakness: CWE-79 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
References
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/f0257620-3a0e-4011-9378-7aa423e7c0b2?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/woocommerce-jetpack/tags/7.1.3/includes/shortcodes/class-wcj-general-shortcodes.php#L1122
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/woocommerce-jetpack/tags/7.1.3/includes/functions/wcj-functions-general.php#L1205
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/woocommerce-jetpack/tags/7.1.2/includes/shortcodes/class-wcj-general-shortcodes.php#L1122