CVE-2023-0062: EAN for WooCommerce < 4.4.3 - Contributor+ Stored XSS

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.4 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2023-02-06 · updated 2026-10-28

Description

The EAN for WooCommerce WordPress plugin before 4.4.3 does not validate and escape some of its shortcode attributes before outputting them back in a page/post where the shortcode is embed, which could allow users with the contributor role and above to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks.

Affected products

WPFactory EAN for WooCommerce: before 4.4.3 — fixed in 4.4.3

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: WPFactory EAN for WooCommerce 4.4.3. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/450f94a3-56b1-41c7-ac29-fbda1dc04794
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/450f94a3-56b1-41c7-ac29-fbda1dc04794

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