# CVE-2022-4329: Product list Widget for Woocommerce <= 1.0 - Reflected XSS

> Reflected XSS in Product list Widget for Woocommerce allows attackers to execute scripts against users, including admins, via unsanitized parameters.

- **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:** 2 Jan 2023
- **Updated:** 10 Apr 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-hw7v-6gq7-q84r

## What is CVE-2022-4329?

CVE-2022-4329 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown Product list Widget for Woocommerce, published on 2 Jan 2023. 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 Product list Widget for Woocommerce WordPress plugin through 1.0 does not sanitise and escape a parameter before outputting it back in the page, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting which could be used against both unauthenticated and authenticated users (such as high privilege one like admin).

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-4329?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Product List Widget for Woocommerce Project Product List Widget for Woocommerce.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-4329?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-4329 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-4329 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-4329 exists.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-4329 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-4329 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown Product list Widget for Woocommerce, published on 2 Jan 2023. 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-2022-4329 exists.

Affected product: Unknown Product list Widget for Woocommerce. 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-2022-4329/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-4329/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-4329
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-4329
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-4329

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-4329/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.