CVE-2022-4431: WOOCS < 1.3.9.4 - Contributor+ Stored XSS

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.4 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2023-01-16 · updated 2026-06-17

Description

The WOOCS WordPress plugin before 1.3.9.4 does not validate and escape some of its shortcode attributes before outputting them back in the page, which could allow users with a role as low as contributor to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks which could be used against high privilege users such as admins.

Affected products

realmag777 FOX – Currency Switcher Professional for WooCommerce: before 1.3.9.4 — fixed in 1.3.9.4

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: realmag777 FOX – Currency Switcher Professional for WooCommerce 1.3.9.4. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/860b882b-983c-44b5-8c09-b6890df8a0da
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/c7d12fd4-7346-4727-9f6c-7e7e5524a932
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/860b882b-983c-44b5-8c09-b6890df8a0da
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/c7d12fd4-7346-4727-9f6c-7e7e5524a932

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