#VU100932 Cross-site scripting in Booster for WooCommerce - CVE-2024-9239

Vulnerability identifier: #VU100932

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 1.2 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-9239

CWE-ID: CWE-79

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Booster for WooCommerce
Web applications / Modules and components for CMS

Vendor: Algoritmika Ltd

Description

The disclosed vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data in the add_query_arg & remove_query_arg. A remote attacker can trick the victim to follow a specially crafted link and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in user's browser in context of vulnerable website.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to steal potentially sensitive information, change appearance of the web page, perform phishing and drive-by-download attacks.

Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Booster for WooCommerce: 7.2.0 - 7.2.3

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External links
http://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/c4665b87-e1f8-4a73-b6d6-1d5c14067b3a?source=cve
http://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/woocommerce-jetpack/tags/7.2.3/includes/settings/wcj-settings-pdf-invoicing-advanced.php#L53
http://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/woocommerce-jetpack/tags/7.2.3/includes/tools/class-wcj-order-statuses-tool.php#L319
http://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3187178%40woocommerce-jetpack&new=3187178%40woocommerce-jetpack&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=#file5

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.