# CVE-2023-51688: WordPress eCommerce Product Catalog Plugin <= 3.3.26 is vulnerable to Sensitive Data Exposure

> Unauthorized attackers can access sensitive information in the eCommerce Product Catalog Plugin for WordPress.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 29 Dec 2023
- **Updated:** 28 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-mh2c-qc7g-wvr4

## What is CVE-2023-51688?

CVE-2023-51688 is a medium-severity vulnerability in impleCode eCommerce Product Catalog Plugin for WordPress, published on 29 Dec 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor vulnerability in impleCode eCommerce Product Catalog Plugin for WordPress.This issue affects eCommerce Product Catalog Plugin for WordPress: from n/a through 3.3.26.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-51688?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Implecode Ecommerce Product Catalog.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-51688?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-51688 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-51688 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-51688 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-2023-47839](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-47839/): WordPress eCommerce Product Catalog Plugin <= 3.3.26 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS) (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-2023-1470](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-2023-51688 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-51688 is a medium-severity vulnerability in impleCode eCommerce Product Catalog Plugin for WordPress, published on 29 Dec 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-51688 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-2023-51688/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-51688/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-51688
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-51688
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-51688

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-51688/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.