CVE-2022-0234: WOOCS < 1.3.7.5 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.1 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2022-02-21 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-79

Description

The WOOCS WordPress plugin before 1.3.7.5 does not sanitise and escape the woocs_in_order_currency parameter of the woocs_get_products_price_html AJAX action (available to both unauthenticated and authenticated users) before outputting it back in the response, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting

Affected products

PluginUS Woocs: before 1.3.7.5 — fixed in 1.3.7.5

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: PluginUS Woocs 1.3.7.5. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2659191
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/fd568a1f-bd51-41bb-960d-f8573b84527b
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2659191
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/fd568a1f-bd51-41bb-960d-f8573b84527b

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