What is the severity of CVE-2023-6892?

CVE-2023-6892 has a medium severity rating due to its potential for Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks.

How do I fix CVE-2023-6892?

To fix CVE-2023-6892, update the EAN for WooCommerce plugin to version 4.9.3 or later.

Which versions of the EAN for WooCommerce plugin are affected by CVE-2023-6892?

CVE-2023-6892 affects all versions of the EAN for WooCommerce plugin up to and including version 4.8.7.

What type of vulnerability is CVE-2023-6892?

CVE-2023-6892 is identified as a Stored Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability.

What is the cause of the vulnerability identified in CVE-2023-6892?

The vulnerability in CVE-2023-6892 is caused by insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user-supplied attributes.

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CVE-2023-6892

medium

6.4

CWE

18/4/2024

11/2/2025

CVE-2023-6892: XSS

First published: Thu Apr 18 2024(Updated: )

The EAN for WooCommerce plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's 'alg_wc_ean_product_meta' shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 4.8.7 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with contributor-level and above permissions to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.

Credit: security@wordfence.com

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
WPFactory EAN for WooCommerce	<=4.8.7
Wpfactory	<4.9.3

Remedy

https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3070991/ean-for-woocommerce

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2023-6892?
CVE-2023-6892 has a medium severity rating due to its potential for Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks.
How do I fix CVE-2023-6892?
To fix CVE-2023-6892, update the EAN for WooCommerce plugin to version 4.9.3 or later.
Which versions of the EAN for WooCommerce plugin are affected by CVE-2023-6892?
CVE-2023-6892 affects all versions of the EAN for WooCommerce plugin up to and including version 4.8.7.
What type of vulnerability is CVE-2023-6892?
CVE-2023-6892 is identified as a Stored Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability.
What is the cause of the vulnerability identified in CVE-2023-6892?
The vulnerability in CVE-2023-6892 is caused by insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user-supplied attributes.

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