CVE-2023-23667
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

The CVE-2023-23667 is a Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability affecting the BeRocket Brands for WooCommerce WordPress plugin versions 3.7.0.6 and below. The vulnerability was discovered on January 11, 2023, and was publicly disclosed on May 9, 2023 (Patchstack).

Technical details

The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 base score of 5.4 (Medium) by NVD with a vector string of CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N, while Patchstack assessed it with a score of 6.5 (Medium) with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L. The vulnerability is classified under CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation) (NVD).

Impact

The vulnerability could allow a malicious actor to inject malicious scripts, including redirects, advertisements, and other HTML payloads into the website, which would be executed when guests visit the site. The impact severity is considered low, and exploitation is deemed unlikely (Patchstack).

Mitigation and workarounds

The vulnerability has been patched in version 3.8.2 of the BeRocket Brands for WooCommerce plugin. Users are advised to update to version 3.8.2 or later to remove the vulnerability. Patchstack users can enable auto-update for vulnerable plugins (Patchstack).

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