# CVE-2022-0234: WOOCS < 1.3.7.5 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting

> Attackers can execute arbitrary JavaScript in victim browsers via the unescaped currency parameter in the WOOCS plugin.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.1 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 21 Feb 2022
- **Updated:** 2 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-r8pm-86rm-q74w

## What is CVE-2022-0234?

CVE-2022-0234 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown WOOCS – Currency Switcher for WooCommerce. Professional and Free multi currency plugin – Pay in selected currency, published on 21 Feb 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

The WOOCS WordPress plugin before 1.3.7.5 does not sanitise and escape the woocs_in_order_currency parameter of the woocs_get_products_price_html AJAX action (available to both unauthenticated and authenticated users) before outputting it back in the response, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting

Weakness: CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-0234?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Pluginus Woocs.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-0234?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-0234 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-0234 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-0234 exists.

Public exploit code:

- WordPress WOOCS < 1.3.7.5 - Cross-Site Scripting (nuclei): http/cves/2022/CVE-2022-0234.yaml

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-0234 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-0234 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown WOOCS – Currency Switcher for WooCommerce. Professional and Free multi currency plugin – Pay in selected currency, published on 21 Feb 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-0234 exists.

Affected product: Unknown WOOCS – Currency Switcher for WooCommerce. Professional and Free multi currency plugin – Pay in selected currency. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-0234/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-0234/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-0234
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-0234
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-0234

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-0234/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.