Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
This issue lets a WordPress administrator-level user store malicious script in the eCommerce Product Catalog plugin. The impact is limited by the high privilege requirement, but stored XSS can still affect other users who view the poisoned content or admin pages.
Executive priority
Treat as a moderate-priority WordPress hygiene issue. It is not known to be actively exploited from the provided evidence, but affected public sites should still be remediated during the next regular security maintenance window, sooner if admin account governance is weak.
Technical view
CVE-2023-25049 is an authenticated stored XSS vulnerability in impleCode eCommerce Product Catalog Plugin for WordPress versions up to 3.3.4. It is tracked as CWE-79 with CVSS 3.1 score 5.9. The vector requires high privileges and user interaction, with changed scope and low confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact.
Likely exposure
Exposure is most likely on WordPress sites running the ecommerce-product-catalog plugin at version 3.3.4 or earlier. Risk is higher where many administrator-level users exist, admin accounts are shared, or plugin administration is exposed to weakly governed users.
Exploitation context
The provided sources do not show active exploitation, and the CVE is not listed as KEV. Exploitation would require an authenticated administrator-level actor and a victim interaction with stored content or affected admin output. The source bundle does not include payload details or confirmed exploit availability.
Researcher notes
Evidence is limited to the CVE metadata and Patchstack reference. The bundle identifies authenticated admin+ stored XSS but does not provide a fixed version, affected field, sink, proof of concept, or exploitation telemetry. Avoid assuming broader privilege requirements or public exploitability without additional sourced evidence.
Mitigation direction
- Inventory WordPress sites for the ecommerce-product-catalog plugin.
- Identify installations running version 3.3.4 or earlier.
- Check vendor or Patchstack guidance for a fixed version.
- Update or disable the plugin where appropriate.
- Restrict administrator-level access to trusted accounts only.
- Review admin accounts for sharing, compromise, or unnecessary privileges.
Validation and detection
- Confirm whether the plugin is installed on each WordPress site.
- Record the installed plugin version and compare against <= 3.3.4.
- Review administrator-level users with access to plugin settings.
- Check security monitoring for suspicious admin content changes.
- Verify remediation against vendor or Patchstack advisory details.
Public sources used
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Medium
- CVSS
- 5.9 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
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CVSS vector scores
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L1.73.7Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
5.9MediumVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
Source materials
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CWE details
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