CVE-2023-5638
mediumpriority · track · 22EPSS 0.006 · 46 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-28
The Booster for WooCommerce plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'wcj_image' shortcode in versions up to, and including, 7.1.2 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.
cvss
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
ssvc
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weaknesses
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affected products (2)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- booster booster for woocommerce≤ 7.1.2nvdUScpe:2.3:a:booster:booster_for_woocommerce:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
also known as (3)
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sources
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references (13)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://cxsecurity.com/cveshow/CVE-2023-5638/cnnvd
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/woocommerce-jetpack/tags/7.1.2/includes/shortcodes/class-wcj-general-shortcodes.php#L1122cnnvd
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/woocommerce-jetpack/tags/7.1.3/includes/functions/wcj-functions-general.php#L1205cnnvd
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/woocommerce-jetpack/tags/7.1.3/includes/shortcodes/class-wcj-general-shortcodes.php#L1122cnnvd
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/f0257620-3a0e-4011-9378-7aa423e7c0b2?source=cvecnnvd
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/woocommerce-jetpack/tags/7.1.2/includes/shortcodes/class-wcj-general-shortcodes.php#L1122enisa_euvd
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/woocommerce-jetpack/tags/7.1.3/includes/functions/wcj-functions-general.php#L1205enisa_euvd
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/woocommerce-jetpack/tags/7.1.3/includes/shortcodes/class-wcj-general-shortcodes.php#L1122enisa_euvd
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