# CVE-2023-33319: WordPress WooCommerce Follow-Up Emails Plugin <= 4.9.40 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)

> Unauthenticated attackers can inject malicious scripts via reflected XSS in the WooCommerce Follow-Up Emails plugin, potentially compromising user sessions.

- **Severity:** High 7.1 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L`)
- **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:** 28 May 2023
- **Updated:** 28 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-9vw6-9gf6-x43j

## What is CVE-2023-33319?

CVE-2023-33319 is a high-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in WooCommerce Follow-Up Emails (AutomateWoo), published on 28 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

Unauth. Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in WooCommerce WooCommerce Follow-Up Emails (AutomateWoo) plugin <= 4.9.40 versions.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-33319?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Woocommerce Automatewoo.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-33319?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-33319 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-33319 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-33319 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in WooCommerce Follow-Up Emails (AutomateWoo)

- [CVE-2023-33318](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-33318/): WordPress WooCommerce Follow-Up Emails Plugin <= 4.9.40 is vulnerable to Arbitrary File Upload (critical 9.9)
- [CVE-2023-33330](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-33330/): WordPress WooCommerce Follow-Up Emails Plugin <= 4.9.50 is vulnerable to SQL Injection (high 8.5)
- [CVE-2023-32743](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-32743/): WordPress AutomateWoo Plugin <= 5.7.1 is vulnerable to SQL Injection (high 7.6)
- [CVE-2023-32745](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-32745/): WordPress AutomateWoo Plugin <= 5.7.1 is vulnerable to Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF) (medium 5.4)
- [CVE-2023-36513](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-36513/): WordPress AutomateWoo Plugin <= 5.7.5 is vulnerable to Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF) (medium 5.4)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-33319 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-33319 is a high-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in WooCommerce Follow-Up Emails (AutomateWoo), published on 28 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: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-33319 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: WooCommerce Follow-Up Emails (AutomateWoo). 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-2023-33319/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-33319/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-33319
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-33319
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-33319

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-33319/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.