CVE-2023-5234 MEDIUM

CVE-2023-5234: Related Products for WooCommerce <= 3.3.15 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Shortcode

Vendor Peachpay
Product Related Products for WooCommerce
Weakness CWE-79 · XSS
Published November 22, 2023
Last update April 8, 2026

CVSS base score

6.4/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Confidentiality Low
Integrity Low

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

The Related Products for WooCommerce plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'woo-related' shortcode in versions up to, and including, 3.3.15 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.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

The Related Products for WooCommerce plugin contains a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in versions up to 3.3.15. An authenticated user with low privileges can inject malicious scripts that execute in the browsers of other site visitors, potentially compromising their sessions or stealing data. The vulnerability affects the plugin's scope across the site.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Inject malicious scripts that run in other users' browsers and steal their session data or perform actions on their behalf.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Visitors and admins may have their sessions hijacked or be redirected to malicious sites; site reputation and user trust at risk.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Attacker must have a low-privilege authenticated account (e.g., subscriber or contributor role) on the WordPress site.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

November 22, 2023 CVE published
April 8, 2026 Record updated

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