# CVE-2023-2256: Product Addons & Fields for WooCommerce < 32.0.7 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting

> Reflected Cross-Site Scripting in Product Addons & Fields for WooCommerce allows attackers to execute arbitrary scripts via unsanitized URL 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:** 30 May 2023
- **Updated:** 10 Jan 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-p626-j6fr-4245

## What is CVE-2023-2256?

CVE-2023-2256 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown Product Addons & Fields for WooCommerce, published on 30 May 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 Addons & Fields for WooCommerce WordPress plugin before 32.0.7 does not sanitize and escape some URL parameters, leading to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-2256?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Themeisle Product Addons \& Fields for Woocommerce.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-2256?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-2256 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-2256 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-2256 exists.

Public exploit code:

- WordPress Product Addons & Fields for WooCommerce < 32.0.7 - Cross-Site Scripting (nuclei): http/cves/2023/CVE-2023-2256.yaml

## Other vulnerabilities in Unknown Product Addons & Fields for WooCommerce

- [CVE-2024-3962](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-3962/): Product Addons & Fields for WooCommerce <= 32.0.18 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Upload via ppom_upload_file (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2024-35728](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-35728/): WordPress Product Addons & Fields for WooCommerce plugin <= 32.0.20 - Content Injection vulnerability (medium 5.3)
- [CVE-2023-1839](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-1839/): Product Addons & Fields for WooCommerce < 32.0.6 - Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting (medium 4.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-2256 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-2256 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown Product Addons & Fields for WooCommerce, published on 30 May 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-2023-2256 exists.

Affected product: Unknown Product Addons & Fields 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-2023-2256/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-2256/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-2256
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-2256
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-2256

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-2256/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.