Raw vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:NCVSS and EPSS are reproduced from their sources (NVD, FIRST EPSS). Risk Priority is our own derived reading, not an NVD score.
Summary
CVE-2023-0942 is a medium-severity Cross-site Scripting (CWE-79) vulnerability in Artisanworkshop Japanized For Woocommerce. Its CVSS base score is 6.1 (Medium).
Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Protocol or Service Impersonation (T1001.003); ranked in the top 32% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
Deeper analysis AI-assisted summary
Synthesised by an AI model from the NVD description and linked references — a reading aid, not an authoritative source.
The Japanized For WooCommerce plugin for WordPress is affected by a reflected cross-site scripting vulnerability in versions up to and including 2.5.4. The flaw exists in the handling of the tab parameter within the administrative settings screen and stems from insufficient input sanitization combined with inadequate output escaping, allowing script injection into rendered pages.
Unauthenticated attackers can exploit the issue by crafting malicious links that, when clicked by an authenticated user, cause arbitrary web scripts to execute in the victim's browser context with the plugin's privileges. The attack requires user interaction such as following a supplied URL and results in limited impacts to confidentiality and integrity without affecting availability.
Public references including Wordfence advisories and WordPress plugin repository changesets indicate that the vulnerability was addressed through updated code in later releases of the plugin, with the fix focusing on proper escaping of the tab parameter.
The associated EPSS score rose from lower values after disclosure to a peak of 0.4614 before receding to the current level of 0.2461, indicating that exploitation interest emerged post-publication.
OWASP Top 10 for Web (2025)
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2023-12928
Vulnerability Data
The Japanized For WooCommerce plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via the ‘tab’ parameter in versions up to, and including, 2.5.4 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to…
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inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that execute if they can successfully trick a user into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
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Likely Mitigating Controls AI
Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.
Penetration testing submits XSS payloads to web applications, detecting cross-site scripting flaws for subsequent remediation.
Validates web inputs to reject script-related content that could produce XSS.
Output validation against expected content can reject or sanitize script content in generated web pages, reducing XSS exploitability.
Mitigating Controls (NIST CSF 2.0) AI
Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→CSF cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.
Secure SDLC practices directly target introduction of XSS via coding standards/testing (mostly), yet the single broad outcome leaves many specific neutralization vectors unaddressed (partial).
Patching and EOL replacement can remediate known XSS instances in libraries or frameworks (partial) but do nothing to enforce input neutralization in application code (none).
Mitigating Controls (ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Annex A) AI
Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→ISO cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.
A.5.6 only promotes membership in groups to improve knowledge, receive alerts, and share information; it performs no action that stops XSS exploitation (or even the underlying neutralization defect) and is a pure dependency for other controls per the owner's labeling rule.