CVE-2023-0948
Published: 08 May 2023
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, ranked in the top 8.3% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.
Deeper analysis
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.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2023-12934
Vulnerability details
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
- CWE(s)
Related Threats
No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.
Affected Assets
Mitigating Controls
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.