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TI-2023-06302 Aliases CVE-2023-6897GHSA-pvqh-8qgj-x6qm

EAN for WooCommerce <= 4.9.2 - Insecure Direct Object Reference to Sensitve Information Exposure via Shortcode

Priority LOW 20CWE-639Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Low · None · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-639.

Summary

The EAN for WooCommerce plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Insecure Direct Object Reference in all versions up to, and including, 4.9.2 via the the 'alg_wc_ean_product_meta' shortcode due to missing validation on a user controlled key. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to expose potentially sensitive post metadata.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00375 31st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
WPFactoryEAN Barcode Generator for WooCommerce: UPC, ISBN & GTIN Inventoryup to 4.9.2—No fix listedCNA
  • EAN Barcode Generator for WooCommerce: UPC, ISBN & GTIN Inventory VendorWPFactory Affected up to 4.9.2 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:wpfactory:ean_for_woocommerce:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*before 4.9.3VulnerableWPFactory
  • cpe:2.3:a:wpfactory:ean_for_woocommerce:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions before 4.9.3 Vulnerable ·WPFactory

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-6897
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-pvqh-8qgj-x6qm

References

Patch 1

Advisory 1

  • TI-2023-00058 EAN for WooCommerce < 4.4.3 - Contributor+ Stored XSS CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.4
  • TI-2024-22710 WordPress EAN for WooCommerce plugin <= 4.8.9 - Arbitrary Option Update to Privilege Escalation vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.2
  • TI-2023-06297 Cross-site scripting in WPFactory EAN Barcode Generator for WooCommerce: UPC, ISBN & GTIN… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.4

Sources

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