# CVE-2023-0520: RapidExpCart <= 1.0 - Stored XSS via CSRF

> Attackers can inject malicious scripts via CSRF to target admin users in the RapidExpCart WordPress plugin, potentially leading to account takeover.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.4 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N`)
- **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 available:** No
- **Published:** 15 May 2023
- **Updated:** 24 Jan 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-36pc-5vqw-g5vm

## What is CVE-2023-0520?

CVE-2023-0520 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown RapidExpCart, published on 15 May 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 RapidExpCart WordPress plugin through 1.0 does not sanitize and escape the url parameter in the rapidexpcart endpoint before storing it and outputting it back in the page, leading to a Stored Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability which could be used against high-privilege users such as admin, furthermore lack of csrf protection means an attacker can trick a logged in admin to perform the attack by submitting a hidden form.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-0520?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Rapidexp Rapidexpcart.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-0520?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-0520 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-0520 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-0520 exists.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-0520 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-0520 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown RapidExpCart, published on 15 May 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, 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-2023-0520 exists.

Affected product: Unknown RapidExpCart. 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-2023-0520/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-0520/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-0520
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-0520
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-0520

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-0520/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.