CVE-2024-3731 MEDIUM

CVE-2024-3731: Customer Reviews for WooCommerce <= 5.47.0 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via 's'

Vendor Ivole
Product Customer Reviews for WooCommerce
Weakness CWE-79 · XSS
Published April 19, 2024
Last update April 8, 2026

CVSS base score

6.1/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction Required
Confidentiality Low
Integrity Low

CVSS vector

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

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

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