CVE-2023-5140 Bonus for Woo < 5.8.3 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
Reflected XSS in Bonus for Woo plugin allows attackers to execute scripts against admin users, potentially leading to account takeover.
- 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
- None listed
What is CVE-2023-5140?
CVE-2023-5140 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown Bonus for Woo, published on 20 Nov 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 Bonus for Woo WordPress plugin before 5.8.3 does not sanitise and escape some parameters before outputting them back in pages, leading to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting which could be used against high privilege users such as admin.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-5140?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Computy Bonus for Woo.
How do I fix CVE-2023-5140?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-5140 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.
Is CVE-2023-5140 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-5140 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-8xvx-w4v2-926g.