What the vulnerability does
01Description
The Advanced Woo Search plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's aws_search_terms shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 3.28 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-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
Advanced Woo Search for WooCommerce versions 3.28 and earlier contain a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability. An authenticated user with low privileges can inject malicious scripts that execute in the browsers of other site visitors, potentially compromising their sessions or stealing sensitive data. The vulnerability affects the search functionality and impacts all users who view affected pages.
What an attacker can do
03Attacker Capabilities
Inject malicious scripts that run in other users' browsers when they view search results or related pages.
Potential impact on your site
04Site Impact
Visitors' sessions and data can be compromised; site reputation and user trust may be damaged if exploited.
Conditions required to exploit
05Prerequisites
Attacker must have a low-privilege account (e.g., subscriber or customer role) on the WordPress site.
Key dates
06Disclosure timeline
March 25, 2025
CVE published
April 8, 2026
Record updated
