WordPress Product Catalog Simple Plugin <= 1.8.2 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability
Noroxi assessment
Priority: Monitor (action score 26/100)
- The sources we track (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei, GitHub) show no public exploit code or exploitation in the wild.
- Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 0.21% (FIRST EPSS).
- Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it. A low-privileged account is enough. A user must open a link or visit a page. No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
- Fixed version: impleCode Product Catalog Simple 1.8.3.
Low priority for now. Upgrade to impleCode Product Catalog Simple 1.8.3 or later.
Generated automatically from the record's data: CVSS (NVD and CNA), CISA KEV and SSVC, FIRST EPSS, exploit sources, fixed versions. How we calculate it
Primary sources: NVD · CVE.org · FIRST EPSS
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in impleCode Product Catalog Simple post-type-x allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Product Catalog Simple: from n/a through <= 1.8.2.
- Published
- Sep 22, 2025
- Updated
- Oct 11, 2026
- EPSS
- 0.2% · 11th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-79
Report tools
Action score
26
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 26 / 40 · 6.5 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 0 / 30 · 0.2%
CISA SSVC decision
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
Vulnrichment: CISA's decision-tree inputs.
CNA vs NVD score
- NVD
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- CNA · Patchstack
- 6.5
- NVD has not scored this yet; the score shown is the CNA’s.
The score given by the assigning authority versus NVD’s independent score. A gap means the severity is contested.
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Versions reported by the vendor
Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (Patchstack). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.
impleCode Product Catalog Simple
- up to and including 1.8.2affectedfixed in 1.8.3
Same product
implecode: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
- CVE-2023-51687WordPress Product Catalog Simple Plugin <= 1.7.6 is vulnerable to Sensitive Data Exposure30Monitor
- CVE-2025-49305WordPress Product Catalog Simple plugin <= 1.8.1 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability26Monitor
- CVE-2023-29388WordPress Product Catalog Simple Plugin <= 1.6.17 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)24Monitor
Published before and after this one in the same product
- ← EarlierCVE-2020-36743Jul 1, 2023 · Product Catalog Simple <= 1.5.13 - Cross-Site Request Forgery Bypass17Monitor
- ← EarlierCVE-2025-1405Feb 28, 2025 · Product Catalog Simple <= 1.7.11 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via show_products Shortcode21Monitor
- Later →CVE-2025-62061Oct 22, 2025 · WordPress Product Catalog Simple plugin <= 1.8.4 - Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability17Monitor
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
| Product / package | Fixed version | Source |
|---|---|---|
| impleCode Product Catalog Simple | 1.8.3 | Vendor (CNA) |
Exploit status
No known public exploit
No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.
Research context
For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.
Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
No dated events beyond publication.
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.
No commit or PR link among the references.
Credits
All researchersFinders, reporters and analysts named in the CNA record. Click a name for that researcher’s other records.
- Muhammad Yudha - DJPatchstack Bug Bounty Programfinder
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
- CVE-2025-49305108 days apartWordPress Product Catalog Simple plugin <= 1.8.1 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability26Monitor
- CVE-2025-1405206 days apartProduct Catalog Simple <= 1.7.11 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via show_products Shortcode21Monitor
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
No known public program.
Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).
Technical details
Attack conditions
- Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
- A low-privileged account is enough.
- A user must open a link or visit a page.
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- low · data can be read
- Integrity
- low · data or configuration can be modified
- Availability
- low · the service can be disrupted
Impact can extend beyond the vulnerable component (scope changes).
- Attack vector
- Network
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Changed
- Confidentiality impact
- Low
- Integrity impact
- Low
- Availability impact
- Low
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-79 · Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
nvd-secondary
Root cause
User content is inserted into the page as HTML. The browser interprets the content as code rather than data.
The bug in code
The whole CWE-79 classA representative example of this vulnerability class. Not the vendor's source code; it shows the faulty pattern and its fix.
Vulnerable
commentEl.innerHTML = comment.body;Fixed
commentEl.textContent = comment.body;Attack context
MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.
Attack patterns (CAPEC)
ATT&CK techniques
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Change log
- Fix✗ → ✓
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References
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.