CVE-2025-2302 Advanced Woo Search <= 3.28 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via aws_search_terms Shortcode
Authenticated attackers with contributor access can inject arbitrary scripts via shortcode, leading to code execution when users view the page.
- 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-2025-2302?
CVE-2025-2302 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in mihail-barinov Advanced Woo Search – Product Search for WooCommerce, published on 25 Mar 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Advanced Woo Search plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's aws_search_terms shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 3.28 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, 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-2025-2302?
How do I fix CVE-2025-2302?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-2302 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-2025-2302 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-2302 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-m3gv-vg93-m632.