# CVE-2023-23941: SwagPayPal payment not sent to PayPal correctly

> Attackers can manipulate order amounts and item lists in PayPal checkout flows, leading to financial discrepancies in Shopware stores.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 3 Feb 2023
- **Updated:** 10 Mar 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-vxpm-8hcp-qh27

## What is CVE-2023-23941?

CVE-2023-23941 is a high-severity vulnerability in shopware SwagPayPal, published on 3 Feb 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

SwagPayPal is a PayPal integration for shopware/platform. If JavaScript-based PayPal checkout methods are used (PayPal Plus, Smart Payment Buttons, SEPA, Pay Later, Venmo, Credit card), the amount and item list sent to PayPal may not be identical to the one in the created order. The problem has been fixed with version 5.4.4. As a workaround, disable the aforementioned payment methods or use the Security Plugin in version >= 1.0.21.

Weakness: CWE-345 (Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-23941?

2 open source packages ship an affected version, including swag/paypal. It affects 1 product.


| Package | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `swag/paypal` | Packagist | All versions | 5.4.4 |
| `swag/paypal` | Packagist | All versions | 5.4.4 |

Products: Shopware Swagpaypal.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-23941?

Upgrade swag/paypal to 5.4.4 or later.

## Is CVE-2023-23941 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-23941 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-23941 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-23941 is a high-severity vulnerability in shopware SwagPayPal, published on 3 Feb 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-23941 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected packages and fixed versions:
- swag/paypal (Packagist): affected all versions; fixed in 5.4.4
- swag/paypal (Packagist): affected all versions; fixed in 5.4.4

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-2023-23941/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-23941/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-23941
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-23941
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-23941

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-23941/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.