# CVE-2023-4796: Booster for WooCommerce <= 7.1.0 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Information Disclosure via Shortcode

> Authenticated subscribers can retrieve arbitrary sensitive site options via a shortcode in the Booster for WooCommerce plugin.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 20 Oct 2023
- **Updated:** 8 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-55h7-hprj-3g5x

## What is CVE-2023-4796?

CVE-2023-4796 is a medium-severity vulnerability in pluggabl Booster for WooCommerce – PDF Invoices, Abandoned Cart, Variation Swatches & 100+ Tools, published on 20 Oct 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The Booster for WooCommerce for WordPress is vulnerable to Information Disclosure via the 'wcj_wp_option' shortcode in versions up to, and including, 7.1.0 due to insufficient controls on the information retrievable via the shortcode. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level capabilities or above, to retrieve arbitrary sensitive site options.

Weakness: CWE-200 (Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-4796?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Booster Booster for Woocommerce.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-4796?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-4796 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-4796 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-4796 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in pluggabl Booster for WooCommerce – PDF Invoices, Abandoned Cart, Variation Swatches & 100+ Tools

- [CVE-2021-34646](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-34646/): Booster for WooCommerce <= 5.4.3 Authentication Bypass (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2024-1986](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-1986/): Elite Booster for WooCommerce <= 7.1.7 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary File Upload (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2024-13342](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-13342/): Booster for WooCommerce <= 7.2.4 - Unauthenticated Double Extension Arbitrary File Upload (high 8.1)
- [CVE-2024-13744](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-13744/): Booster for WooCommerce 4.0.1 - 7.2.4 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Upload (high 8.1)
- [CVE-2022-3763](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-3763/): Booster for WooCommerce - Checkout Files Deletion via CSRF (high 8.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-4796 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-4796 is a medium-severity vulnerability in pluggabl Booster for WooCommerce – PDF Invoices, Abandoned Cart, Variation Swatches & 100+ Tools, published on 20 Oct 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-4796 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: pluggabl Booster for WooCommerce – PDF Invoices, Abandoned Cart, Variation Swatches & 100+ Tools. 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-2023-4796/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-4796/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-4796
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-4796
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-4796

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-4796/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.