# CVE-2023-47839: WordPress eCommerce Product Catalog Plugin <= 3.3.26 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)

> Attackers can inject malicious scripts into the eCommerce Product Catalog Plugin, potentially stealing user data or hijacking sessions.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 22 Nov 2023
- **Updated:** 28 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-mjmh-8xw4-7gg7

## What is CVE-2023-47839?

CVE-2023-47839 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in impleCode eCommerce Product Catalog Plugin for WordPress, published on 22 Nov 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in impleCode eCommerce Product Catalog Plugin for WordPress plugin <= 3.3.26 versions.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-47839?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Implecode Ecommerce Product Catalog.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-47839?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-47839 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-47839 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-47839 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in impleCode eCommerce Product Catalog Plugin for WordPress

- [CVE-2023-5979](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-5979/): eCommerce Product Catalog Plugin for WordPress < 3.3.26 - Products Deletion via CSRF (medium 6.5)
- [CVE-2021-24875](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-24875/): eCommerce Product Catalog for WordPress < 3.0.39 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (medium 6.1)
- [CVE-2023-25049](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-25049/): WordPress eCommerce Product Catalog Plugin <= 3.3.4 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS) (medium 5.9)
- [CVE-2023-51688](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-51688/): WordPress eCommerce Product Catalog Plugin <= 3.3.26 is vulnerable to Sensitive Data Exposure (medium 5.3)
- [CVE-2023-1470](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-1470/): eCommerce Product Catalog plugin for WordPress <= 3.3.8 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (medium 4.4)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-47839 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-47839 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in impleCode eCommerce Product Catalog Plugin for WordPress, published on 22 Nov 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-47839 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: impleCode eCommerce Product Catalog Plugin for WordPress. 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-2023-47839/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-47839/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-47839
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-47839
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-47839

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-47839/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.