CVE-2023-32802 HIGH

CVE-2023-32802: WordPress WooCommerce Pre-Orders Plugin <= 1.9.0 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)

Vendor Woocommerce

Product WooCommerce Pre-Orders

Weakness CWE-79 · XSS

Published August 30, 2023

Last update April 28, 2026

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CVSS base score

7.1/10

Attack vector Network

Attack complexity Low

Privileges required None

User interaction Required

Confidentiality Low

Integrity Low

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Unauth. Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in WooCommerce WooCommerce Pre-Orders plugin <= 1.9.0 versions.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

WooCommerce Pre-Orders versions up to 1.9.0 contain a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability. An attacker can inject malicious scripts that execute in the browsers of site visitors and administrators. The vulnerability requires user interaction to trigger and can affect multiple users across the site. Upgrade to a version newer than 1.9.0 to remediate.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Inject malicious scripts that run in visitors' browsers, stealing session tokens or redirecting users to phishing sites.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Customers and staff may have sessions hijacked, credentials stolen, or be redirected to malicious sites without your knowledge.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

No authentication required. A victim must visit a page containing the attacker's malicious input.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

August 30, 2023 CVE published

April 28, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-32802 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/79.html AskarLabs — CWE-79 write-up Cross-Site Scripting

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