CVE-2023-6556 MEDIUM

CVE-2023-6556: FOX – Currency Switcher Professional for WooCommerce <= 1.4.1.6 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting

Vendor Realmag777
Product FOX – Currency Switcher Professional for WooCommerce
Weakness CWE-79 · XSS
Published January 11, 2024
Last update April 8, 2026

CVSS base score

5.4/10
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:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

What the vulnerability does

01Description

The FOX – Currency Switcher Professional for WooCommerce plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via currency options in all versions up to, and including, 1.4.1.5 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

FOX – Currency Switcher Professional for WooCommerce versions 1.4.1.6 and earlier contain a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability. An authenticated attacker with low privileges can inject malicious scripts that execute in the browsers of other users, including site administrators. The vulnerability allows reading or modifying sensitive data and performing actions on behalf of affected users.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

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

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Attackers with basic site access can compromise admin accounts, steal customer data, or modify site content.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

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

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

January 11, 2024 CVE published
April 8, 2026 Record updated

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