What the vulnerability does
01Description
The Customer Reviews for WooCommerce plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via the 's' parameter in all versions up to, and including, 5.47.0 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 Customer Reviews for WooCommerce plugin contains a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in versions up to 5.47.0. An attacker can inject malicious scripts through review content that execute in the browsers of site visitors and administrators. The vulnerability affects the scope beyond the vulnerable component, potentially compromising user sessions and site integrity.
What an attacker can do
03Attacker Capabilities
Inject malicious JavaScript that runs in visitors' browsers when they view reviews.
Potential impact on your site
04Site Impact
Visitor and admin accounts can be compromised; attackers can steal session tokens or redirect users to malicious sites.
Conditions required to exploit
05Prerequisites
Attacker must be able to submit or modify a review; victim must view the affected review.
Key dates
06Disclosure timeline
April 19, 2024
CVE published
April 8, 2026
Record updated