# CVE-2024-25596: WordPress Doofinder for WooCommerce plugin <= 2.1.8 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

> Stored XSS in Doofinder for WooCommerce allows attackers to inject malicious scripts into web pages viewed by other users.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.9 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 15 Mar 2024
- **Updated:** 28 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-4q5v-9h2g-q5rg

## What is CVE-2024-25596?

CVE-2024-25596 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Doofinder for WooCommerce, published on 15 Mar 2024. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Doofinder Doofinder for WooCommerce allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Doofinder for WooCommerce: from n/a through 2.1.8.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-25596?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Doofinder Doofinder.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-25596?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-25596 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-25596 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-25596 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Doofinder for WooCommerce

- [CVE-2023-49185](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-49185/): WordPress Doofinder for WooCommerce Plugin <= 2.1.7 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS) (high 7.1)
- [CVE-2023-40602](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-40602/): WordPress Doofinder for WooCommerce Plugin <= 1.5.49 is vulnerable to Open Redirection (medium 4.7)
- [CVE-2023-51678](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-51678/): WordPress Doofinder for WooCommerce Plugin <= 2.0.33 is vulnerable to Broken Access Control (medium 4.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-25596 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-25596 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Doofinder for WooCommerce, published on 15 Mar 2024. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-25596 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Doofinder for WooCommerce. 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-2024-25596/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-25596/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-25596
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-25596
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-25596

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-25596/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.