CVE-2023-0062 EAN for WooCommerce < 4.4.3 - Contributor+ Stored XSS
Contributors can inject malicious scripts via shortcode attributes in the EAN for WooCommerce plugin, leading to stored XSS attacks.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2023-0062?
CVE-2023-0062 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown EAN for WooCommerce, published on 6 Feb 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
The EAN for WooCommerce WordPress plugin before 4.4.3 does not validate and escape some of its shortcode attributes before outputting them back in a page/post where the shortcode is embed, which could allow users with the contributor role and above to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-0062?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Wpfactory Ean for Woocommerce.
How do I fix CVE-2023-0062?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-0062 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.
Is CVE-2023-0062 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-0062 exists.
Other vulnerabilities in Unknown EAN for WooCommerce
- CVE-2024-34370 WordPress EAN for WooCommerce plugin <= 4.8.9 - Arbitrary Option Update to Privilege Escalation vulnerability
- CVE-2023-6892 Cross-site scripting in EAN Barcode Generator for WooCommerce: UPC, ISBN & GTIN Inventory
- CVE-2023-6897 EAN for WooCommerce <= 4.9.2 - Insecure Direct Object Reference to Sensitve Information Exposure via Shortcode
Sources
Also known as GHSA-5f5g-6jw3-p3rp.