CVE-2023-0942 is a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability affecting the Japanized For WooCommerce plugin for WordPress, versions up to and including 2.5.4. This flaw, stemming from insufficient input sanitization, allows unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts. With a CVSS score of 6.1 (Medium), exploitation requires user interaction (e.g., clicking a malicious link) and can lead to information disclosure and limited data manipulation. While not currently on CISA's KEV catalog, Nuclei templates exist for detection, and there is some community discussion and media coverage, indicating awareness.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 2.5.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:artisanworkshop:japanized_for_woocommerce:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.