CVE-2023-1839 Product Addons & Fields for WooCommerce < 32.0.6 - Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting

Medium 4.8 Published Updated

High-privilege users can inject malicious scripts via unsanitized settings, bypassing unfiltered_html restrictions in multisite environments.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
An administrator
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2023-1839?

CVE-2023-1839 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown Product Addons & Fields for WooCommerce, published on 15 May 2023. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

The Product Addons & Fields for WooCommerce WordPress plugin before 32.0.6 does not sanitize and escape some of its setting fields, which could allow high-privilege users such as admin to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed (for example, in multisite setup).

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-1839?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Themeisle Product Addons \& Fields for Woocommerce.

How do I fix CVE-2023-1839?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-1839 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-2023-1839 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-1839 exists.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-m9qc-qv5h-cpcj.

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