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Product Catalog SimpleWordPress extension · Implecode

CVE-2023-29388

MEDIUM · 6.1 CVSS v3.1 Published 2023-04-07
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to 1.7.0 or later.
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68/100
Remediation priority · Elevated
Remotely reachable No privileges

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 · unedited
Unauth. Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in impleCode Product Catalog Simple plugin <= 1.6.17 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 · moderate confidence

An unauthenticated reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in impleCode Product Catalog Simple plugin versions 1.6.17 and earlier. The vulnerability allows attackers to inject malicious scripts through unsanitized user input that gets reflected back in the HTTP response, potentially compromising other users' sessions or stealing sensitive information.

MitigationUpdate the impleCode Product Catalog Simple plugin to a version newer than 1.6.17. If no update is available, implement proper input validation and output escaping using WordPress sanitization functions (such as esc_html(), esc_attr(), or sanitize_text_field()) on all user-supplied parameters.

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
Product Catalog SimpleWordPress extension
Affected:< 1.7.0

CVSS 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
None
User interaction
Required
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/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 checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Locate the installed plugin version
    Access your WordPress site via FTP or file manager, navigate to /wp-content/plugins/implecode-product-catalog/ and open the main plugin file (usually product-catalog.php or similar) to find the version in the plugin header comment. Alternatively, check in WordPress admin under Plugins > Installed Plugins.
    Affected if The version listed is 1.6.17 or lower, or any version below 1.7.0
  2. Verify the plugin is active
    Check in WordPress admin under Plugins > Installed Plugins to confirm the implecode Product Catalog Simple plugin is activated.
    Affected if The plugin is currently active and the version is below 1.7.0
  3. Identify reflected user input vectors
    Review plugin source code for PHP files that process $_GET, $_POST, or $_REQUEST parameters and echo them back without WordPress sanitization functions like esc_html(), esc_attr(), or sanitize_text_field(). Focus on files handling frontend-facing functionality.
    Affected if Any HTTP parameter from plugin files is reflected in the response without proper sanitization

Your environment is affected if the implecode Product Catalog Simple plugin version is below 1.7.0 and the plugin is active, with unauthenticated user input being reflected without sanitization.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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AI-assisted, checked against the advisory. Informational, not a guarantee.

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 · scoped
Upgrade available Upgrade to 1.7.0 or later
Fixed in 1.7.0
Interim mitigation

Update the impleCode Product Catalog Simple plugin to a version newer than 1.6.17. If no update is available, implement proper input validation and output escaping using WordPress sanitization functions (such as esc_html(), esc_attr(), or sanitize_text_field()) on all user-supplied parameters.

Recommended fix Moderate confidence

1.7.0 or later

  1. Backup your WordPress site before making any changes
  2. Log in to your WordPress admin dashboard
  3. Navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins
  4. Find 'Product Catalog Simple' by impleCode
  5. If an update is available, click 'Update Now' to upgrade to version 1.7.0 or later
  6. Alternatively, download version 1.7.0 or latest version from the WordPress plugin repository and upload manually via Plugins > Add New > Upload Plugin
  7. After updating, verify the plugin version shows 1.7.0 or higher
  8. Clear any caching plugins if enabled

Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.

Fix this in Product Catalog Simple Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation2.0 h
  • Implementation3.0 h
  • Testing2.0 h
  • Review / QA1.0 h
8.0 hours of engineering $1,420
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