What the vulnerability does
01Description
The Dynamic AJAX Product Filters for WooCommerce plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the ‘className’ parameter in all versions up to, and including, 1.3.7 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. 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
The Dynamic AJAX Product Filters for WooCommerce plugin contains a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in versions up to 1.3.7. 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 plugin's core filtering functionality.
What an attacker can do
03Attacker Capabilities
Inject malicious JavaScript that runs in other users' browsers when they view filtered products.
Potential impact on your site
04Site Impact
Visitors' sessions and data can be compromised; customer trust and site reputation at risk.
Conditions required to exploit
05Prerequisites
Attacker must have a low-privilege account (e.g., subscriber or customer) on the WooCommerce site.
Key dates
06Disclosure timeline
August 28, 2025
CVE published
April 8, 2026
Record updated