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