# CVE-2023-28415: WordPress Side Cart Woocommerce (Ajax) Plugin <= 2.2 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)

> An authenticated admin can inject malicious scripts into the Side Cart Woocommerce plugin, potentially compromising user sessions or site integrity.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.9 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L`)
- **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 available:** No
- **Published:** 30 Aug 2023
- **Updated:** 28 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-jfw7-rc67-m9q7

## What is CVE-2023-28415?

CVE-2023-28415 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in XootiX Side Cart Woocommerce (Ajax), published on 30 Aug 2023. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Auth. (admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in XootiX Side Cart Woocommerce (Ajax) plugin <= 2.2 versions.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-28415?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Xootix Side Cart Woocommerce.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-28415?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-28415 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-28415 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-28415 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in XootiX Side Cart Woocommerce (Ajax)

- [CVE-2022-45376](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-45376/): WordPress Side Cart Woocommerce (Ajax) Plugin < 2.1 is vulnerable to Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF) (medium 4.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-28415 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-28415 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in XootiX Side Cart Woocommerce (Ajax), published on 30 Aug 2023. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-28415 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: XootiX Side Cart Woocommerce (Ajax). 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-2023-28415/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-28415/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-28415
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-28415
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-28415

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-28415/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.