CVE-2023-0948
XSS in Artisanworkshop Japanized For Woocommerce ≤ 2.5.8
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-2023-0948 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 43% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.
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 WordPress plugin before version 2.5.8 is affected by a reflected cross-site scripting vulnerability, CVE-2023-0948. The root cause is a failure to escape generated URLs before placing them in HTML attributes, which maps to CWE-79 and carries a CVSS 3.1 score of 6.1.
An unauthenticated remote attacker can supply a crafted URL that is later reflected to a victim; when the victim follows the link, attacker-controlled script executes in the context of the site, enabling limited impacts on confidentiality and integrity without requiring authentication.
The WPScan advisory at the referenced URL identifies the issue and states that the vulnerability is resolved by upgrading to plugin version 2.5.8 or later. The EPSS score rose from lower values to a peak of 0.2288 before receding to the current 0.0702, indicating a period of increased exploitation interest after disclosure.
OWASP Top 10 for Web (2025)
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2023-12934
Vulnerability Data
The Japanized For WooCommerce WordPress plugin before 2.5.8 does not escape generated URLs before outputting them in attributes, leading to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
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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.