CVE-2023-6892 Cross-site scripting in EAN Barcode Generator for WooCommerce: UPC, ISBN & GTIN Inventory
Authenticated attackers with contributor permissions can inject arbitrary scripts via a shortcode, leading to script execution in victim browsers.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2023-6892?
CVE-2023-6892 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in wpcodefactory EAN Barcode Generator for WooCommerce: UPC, ISBN & GTIN Inventory, published on 18 Apr 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The EAN for WooCommerce plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's 'alg_wc_ean_product_meta' shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 4.8.7 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
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-6892?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Wpfactory Ean for Woocommerce.
How do I fix CVE-2023-6892?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-6892 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-2023-6892 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-6892 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in wpcodefactory EAN Barcode Generator for WooCommerce: UPC, ISBN & GTIN Inventory
- CVE-2024-34370 WordPress EAN for WooCommerce plugin <= 4.8.9 - Arbitrary Option Update to Privilege Escalation vulnerability
- CVE-2023-0062 EAN for WooCommerce < 4.4.3 - Contributor+ Stored XSS
- CVE-2023-6897 EAN for WooCommerce <= 4.9.2 - Insecure Direct Object Reference to Sensitve Information Exposure via Shortcode
Sources
Also known as GHSA-8vjr-8rfp-6qqp.