Ecwid Ecommerce Shopping CartWordPress extension · Lightspeedhq
CVE-2023-24408
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedAuth. (contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Ecwid Ecommerce Ecwid Ecommerce Shopping Cart plugin <= 6.11.4 versions.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceAuthenticated contributor+ users can inject malicious JavaScript through the Ecwid Ecommerce Shopping Cart plugin (versions <= 6.11.4). The stored XSS payload persists in the database and executes when other users or administrators view the affected content.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data
Ecwid Ecommerce Shopping CartWordPress extension
< 6.11.5CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- Low
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Changed
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify the installed Ecwid plugin versionAccess the WordPress admin dashboard, navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins, locate the 'Ecwid Ecommerce Shopping Cart' plugin, and note the version number displayed.Affected if The version listed is 6.11.4 or lower.
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Verify contributor-level user accounts existGo to Users > All Users in the WordPress admin and review the role column for any accounts assigned the 'Contributor' role or higher.Affected if There is at least one user with Contributor, Author, Editor, or Administrator role.
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Inspect database for suspicious script contentAccess the WordPress database (via phpMyAdmin or command line) and query the posts table for any entries containing script tags, javascript:, or on* event handlers. Example: SELECT * FROM wp_posts WHERE post_content LIKE '%<script%';Affected if Any post, page, or product content contains unsanitized JavaScript or HTML script tags.
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Review Ecwid product and category dataIf the plugin stores product or category data externally, check for injected scripts in those fields. Look in the database tables prefixed with ecwid_ or in the wp_posts table for Ecwid-related post types.Affected if Product descriptions, category names, or Ecwid-related custom fields contain script tags or event handlers.
You are affected if the Ecwid Ecommerce Shopping Cart plugin version is 6.11.4 or lower AND contributor-level or higher user accounts exist in WordPress, creating potential for stored XSS injection.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
dbcve · scoped6.11.5
Update the Ecwid Ecommerce Shopping Cart plugin to the latest version (>6.11.4). Until patched, restrict contributor-level user permissions and audit existing user accounts.
6.11.5
- Backup your WordPress site database and files before making any changes
- Navigate to WordPress admin dashboard > Plugins
- Find the Ecwid Ecommerce Shopping Cart plugin
- Click Update Now to update to the latest version (6.11.5 or later)
- After update completes, verify the plugin is running version 6.11.5 or higher
- Test critical e-commerce functionality (product display, cart, checkout) to ensure the update did not break any features
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
Fix this in Ecwid Ecommerce Shopping Cart
Scoped from the published advisory
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- Implementation3.0 h
- Testing2.0 h
- Review / QA1.0 h
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
Primary sourcesPractitioner notes
ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2023-24408 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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