CVE-2023-2452

Advanced Woo Search <= 2.77 - Authenticated (Admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting

Published Jun 9, 2023 CVSS 3.1 · 4.4 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
The Advanced Woo Search plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via admin settings in versions up to, and including, 2.77 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with administrator-level permissions and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. This only affects multi-site installations and installations where unfiltered_html has been disabled.

Analysis

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2023-33937 The Advanced Woo Search plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via admin settings in versions up to, and including, 2.77 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with administrator-level permissions and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. This only affects multi-site installations and installations where unfiltered_html has been disabled.
History
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Title Advanced Woo Search <= 2.77 - Authenticated (Admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting
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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Weaknesses
  • CWE-79

    Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
Wordfence
Published
Updated
Apr 8, 2026, 4:48 PM
Reserved
May 1, 2023, 3:50 PM
Status
Modified
Published
Jun 9, 2023, 6:16 AM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 5:52 AM