CVE-2024-12278 Booster for WooCommerce <= 7.2.4 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Unauthenticated attackers can inject arbitrary web scripts via stored XSS in the Booster for WooCommerce plugin, potentially leading to code execution or account takeover.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-12278?
CVE-2024-12278 is a high-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in pluggabl Booster for WooCommerce – PDF Invoices, Abandoned Cart, Variation Swatches & 100+ Tools, published on 1 Apr 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Booster for WooCommerce plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via any location that typically sanitizes data using wp_kses, like comments, in all versions up to, and including, 7.2.4 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers 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-2024-12278?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Booster Booster for Woocommerce.
How do I fix CVE-2024-12278?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-12278 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-2024-12278 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-12278 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in pluggabl Booster for WooCommerce – PDF Invoices, Abandoned Cart, Variation Swatches & 100+ Tools
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- CVE-2024-1986 Elite Booster for WooCommerce <= 7.1.7 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary File Upload
- CVE-2024-13342 Booster for WooCommerce <= 7.2.4 - Unauthenticated Double Extension Arbitrary File Upload
- CVE-2024-13744 Booster for WooCommerce 4.0.1 - 7.2.4 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Upload
- CVE-2022-3763 Booster for WooCommerce - Checkout Files Deletion via CSRF
Sources
Also known as GHSA-4cqc-m2p5-mfxw.