# CVE-2023-4500: Order Tracking Pro <= 3.3.6 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting

> Authenticated administrators can inject arbitrary scripts via the order status parameter in this WordPress plugin, affecting multi-site or specific configurations.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.7 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/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:** 31 Aug 2023
- **Updated:** 8 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-4p23-x9hr-hm8m

## What is CVE-2023-4500?

CVE-2023-4500 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in rustaurius Order Tracking – WordPress Status Tracking Plugin, published on 31 Aug 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 Order Tracking Pro plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the order status parameter in versions up to, and including, 3.3.6 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers (admin or higher) to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that execute if they can successfully trick a user into performing an action such as clicking on a link. This only affects multi-site installations and installations where unfiltered_html has been disabled.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-4500?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Etoilewebdesign Order Tracking.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-4500?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-4500 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-4500 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-4500 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in rustaurius Order Tracking – WordPress Status Tracking Plugin

- [CVE-2023-4471](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-4471/): Order Tracking Pro <= 3.3.6 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (medium 6.1)
- [CVE-2024-43343](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-43343/): WordPress Order Tracking – WordPress Status Tracking Plugin plugin < 3.3.13 - Broken Access Control vulnerability (medium 4.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-4500 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-4500 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in rustaurius Order Tracking – WordPress Status Tracking Plugin, published on 31 Aug 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-2023-4500 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: rustaurius Order Tracking – WordPress Status Tracking Plugin. 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-2023-4500/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-4500/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-4500
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-4500
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-4500

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-4500/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.