What the vulnerability does
01Description
The Cost of Goods Sold (COGS): Cost & Profit Calculator for WooCommerce plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via the 'section' parameter in all versions up to, and including, 3.2.8 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that execute if they can successfully trick a user into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms
02Summary
The Cost of Goods plugin for WooCommerce versions 3.2.8 and earlier contains a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability. An attacker can inject malicious scripts that execute in the browsers of site visitors. The vulnerability requires user interaction—typically clicking a malicious link—and can affect users across the site. This allows theft of session cookies, account hijacking, or malware distribution.
What an attacker can do
03Attacker Capabilities
Inject malicious JavaScript that runs in visitors' browsers, stealing cookies or redirecting users to phishing sites.
Potential impact on your site
04Site Impact
Visitors' accounts and data at risk; site reputation damage if used for phishing or malware distribution.
Conditions required to exploit
05Prerequisites
No authentication required. Victim must click a malicious link or visit an attacker-controlled page.
Key dates
06Disclosure timeline
February 20, 2024
CVE published
April 8, 2026
Record updated
