CVE-2013-5978
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in products.php in the Cart66 Lite plugin...
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in products.php in the Cart66 Lite plugin before 1.5.1.15 for WordPress allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) Product name or (2) Price description fields via a request to wp-admin/admin.php. NOTE: This issue may only cross privilege boundaries if used in combination with CVE-2013-5977.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
6.1
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in products.php in the Cart66 Lite plugin before 1.5.1.15 for WordPress allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) Product name or (2) Price description fields via a request to wp-admin/admin.php. NOTE: This issue may only cross privilege boundaries if used in combination with CVE-2013-5977.
- Record
CVE-2013-5978- CVSS 3.1
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in products.php in the Cart66 Lite plugin before 1.5.1.15 for WordPress allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) Product name or (2) Price description fields via a request to wp-admin/admin.php. NOTE: This issue may only cross privilege boundaries if used in combination with CVE-2013-5977.
- Record
CVE-2013-5978- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2013-5808 No score
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in products.php in the Cart66 Lite plugin before 1.5.1.15 for WordPress allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) Product name or (2) Price description fields via a request to wp-admin/admin.php. NOTE: This issue may only cross privilege boundaries if used in combination with CVE-2013-5977.
- Record
EUVD-2013-5808- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-7h3j-vc95-xw58 No score
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in products.php in the Cart66 Lite plugin...
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in products.php in the Cart66 Lite plugin before 1.5.1.15 for WordPress allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) Product name or (2) Price description fields via a request to wp-admin/admin.php. NOTE: This issue may only cross privilege boundaries if used in combination with CVE-2013-5977.
- Record
GHSA-7h3j-vc95-xw58- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | WordPress Plugin Cart66 1.5.1.14 - Multiple Vulnerabilities | 2013-10-14 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2013-5978 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.1) in Cart66 Lite Plugin, published December 11, 2019. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 4.08%, the 90th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
packetstormsecurity.com/files/123587/WordPress-Cart66-1.5.1.14-Cross-Site-Request-Forgery-Cross-Site-Scripting.html
archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2013-10/0048.html
seclists.org/bugtraq/2013/Oct/52
exploit-db.com/exploits/28959
wordpress.org/plugins/cart66-lite/changelog
securityfocus.com/bid/62977
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/87873
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-5978
github.com/advisories/GHSA-7h3j-vc95-xw58