# CVE-2023-4945: Booster for WooCommerce <= 7.1.0 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Shortcode

> Authenticated attackers can inject arbitrary web scripts via shortcodes, leading to script execution when users view affected pages.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.4 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/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:** 14 Sep 2023
- **Updated:** 8 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-9vvx-3rg9-64jh

## What is CVE-2023-4945?

CVE-2023-4945 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in pluggabl Booster for WooCommerce – PDF Invoices, Abandoned Cart, Variation Swatches & 100+ Tools, published on 14 Sep 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The Booster for WooCommerce plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via multiple shortcodes in versions up to, and including, 7.1.0 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with contributor-level and above permissions to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-4945?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Booster Booster for Woocommerce.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-4945?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-4945 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-4945 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-4945 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-2023-4945 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-4945 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in pluggabl Booster for WooCommerce – PDF Invoices, Abandoned Cart, Variation Swatches & 100+ Tools, published on 14 Sep 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-2023-4945 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-2023-4945/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-4945/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-4945
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-4945
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-4945

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-4945/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.