CVE-2024-37297
WooCommerce has a Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability in checkout & registration forms
WooCommerce is an open-source e-commerce platform built on WordPress. A vulnerability introduced in WooCommerce 8.8 allows for cross-site scripting. A bad actor can manipulate a link to include malicious HTML & JavaScript content. While the content is not saved to the database, the links may be sent to victims for malicious purposes. The injected JavaScript could hijack content & data stored in the browser, including the session. The URL content is read through the Sourcebuster.js library and then inserted without proper sanitization to the classic checkout and registration forms. Versions 8.8.5 and 8.9.3 contain a patch for the issue. As a workaround, one may disable the Order Attribution feature.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
WooCommerce has a Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability in checkout & registration forms
WooCommerce is an open-source e-commerce platform built on WordPress. A vulnerability introduced in WooCommerce 8.8 allows for cross-site scripting. A bad actor can manipulate a link to include malicious HTML & JavaScript content. While the content is not saved to the database, the links may be sent to victims for malicious purposes. The injected JavaScript could hijack content & data stored in the browser, including the session. The URL content is read through the Sourcebuster.js library and then inserted without proper sanitization to the classic checkout and registration forms. Versions 8.8.5 and 8.9.3 contain a patch for the issue. As a workaround, one may disable the Order Attribution feature.
- Record
CVE-2024-37297- CVSS 3.1
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79, CWE-80
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2024-2028
WooCommerce is an open-source e-commerce platform built on WordPress. A vulnerability introduced in WooCommerce 8.8 allows for cross-site scripting. A bad actor can manipulate a link to include malicious HTML & JavaScript content. While the content is not saved to the database, the links may be sent to victims for malicious purposes. The injected JavaScript could hijack content & data stored in the browser, including the session. The URL content is read through the Sourcebuster.js library and then inserted without proper sanitization to the classic checkout and registration forms. Versions 8.8.5 and 8.9.3 contain a patch for the issue. As a workaround, one may disable the Order Attribution feature.
- Record
EUVD-2024-2028- CVSS 3.1
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-cv23-q6gh-xfrf
WooCommerce has a Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability in checkout & registration forms
Impact
A vulnerability introduced in WooCommerce 8.8 allows for cross-site scripting. A bad actor can manipulate a link to include malicious HTML & JavaScript content. While the content is not saved to the database, the links may be sent to victims for malicious purposes. The injected JavaScript could hijack content & data stored in the browser, including the session. The URL content is read through the Sourcebuster.js library and then inserted without proper sanitization to the classic checkout and registration forms.
Patches
diff --git a/plugins/woocommerce/client/legacy/js/frontend/order-attribution.js b/plugins/woocommerce/client/legacy/js/frontend/order-attribution.js
index 79411e928e1..25eaa721c54 100644
--- a/plugins/woocommerce/client/legacy/js/frontend/order-attribution.js
+++ b/plugins/woocommerce/client/legacy/js/frontend/order-attribution.js
@@ -155,12 +155,16 @@
* but it's not yet supported in Safari.
*/
connectedCallback() {
- let inputs = '';
+ this.innerHTML = '';
+ const inputs = new DocumentFragment();
for( const fieldName of this._fieldNames ) {
- const value = stringifyFalsyInputValue( this.values[ fieldName ] );
- inputs += `<input type="hidden" name="${params.prefix}${fieldName}" value="${value}"/>`;
+ const input = document.createElement( 'input' );
+ input.type = 'hidden';
+ input.name = `${params.prefix}${fieldName}`;
+ input.value = stringifyFalsyInputValue( ( this.values && this.values[ fieldName ] ) || '' );
+ inputs.appendChild( input );
}
- this.innerHTML = inputs;
+ this.appendChild( inputs );
}
/**
Workarounds
Disabling the Order Attribution feature
References
A8C SIRT: p3btAN-2L2-p2 (internal) Public disclosure: https://developer.woocommerce.com/2024/06/10/developer-advisory-xss-vulnerability-8-8-0/
- Record
GHSA-cv23-q6gh-xfrf- CVSS 3.1
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79, CWE-80
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
WooCommerce is an open-source e-commerce platform built on WordPress. A vulnerability introduced in WooCommerce 8.8 allows for cross-site scripting. A bad actor can manipulate a link to include malicious HTML & JavaScript content. While the content is not saved to the database, the links may be sent to victims for malicious purposes. The injected JavaScript could hijack content & data stored in the browser, including the session. The URL content is read through the Sourcebuster.js library and then inserted without proper sanitization to the classic checkout and registration forms. Versions 8.8.5 and 8.9.3 contain a patch for the issue. As a workaround, one may disable the Order Attribution feature.
- Record
CVE-2024-37297- CVSS 3.1
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79, CWE-80
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
WooCommerce has a Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability in checkout & registration forms
WooCommerce is an open-source e-commerce platform built on WordPress. A vulnerability introduced in WooCommerce 8.8 allows for cross-site scripting. A bad actor can manipulate a link to include malicious HTML & JavaScript content. While the content is not saved to the database, the links may be sent to victims for malicious purposes. The injected JavaScript could hijack content & data stored in the browser, including the session. The URL content is read through the Sourcebuster.js library and then inserted without proper sanitization to the classic checkout and registration forms. Versions 8.8.5 and 8.9.3 contain a patch for the issue. As a workaround, one may disable the Order Attribution feature.
- Record
CVE-2024-37297- CVSS 3.1
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79, CWE-80
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-cv23-q6gh-xfrf
WooCommerce has a Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability in checkout & registration forms
Impact
A vulnerability introduced in WooCommerce 8.8 allows for cross-site scripting. A bad actor can manipulate a link to include malicious HTML & JavaScript content. While the content is not saved to the database, the links may be sent to victims for malicious purposes. The injected JavaScript could hijack content & data stored in the browser, including the session. The URL content is read through the Sourcebuster.js library and then inserted without proper sanitization to the classic checkout and registration forms.
Patches
diff --git a/plugins/woocommerce/client/legacy/js/frontend/order-attribution.js b/plugins/woocommerce/client/legacy/js/frontend/order-attribution.js
index 79411e928e1..25eaa721c54 100644
--- a/plugins/woocommerce/client/legacy/js/frontend/order-attribution.js
+++ b/plugins/woocommerce/client/legacy/js/frontend/order-attribution.js
@@ -155,12 +155,16 @@
* but it's not yet supported in Safari.
*/
connectedCallback() {
- let inputs = '';
+ this.innerHTML = '';
+ const inputs = new DocumentFragment();
for( const fieldName of this._fieldNames ) {
- const value = stringifyFalsyInputValue( this.values[ fieldName ] );
- inputs += `<input type="hidden" name="${params.prefix}${fieldName}" value="${value}"/>`;
+ const input = document.createElement( 'input' );
+ input.type = 'hidden';
+ input.name = `${params.prefix}${fieldName}`;
+ input.value = stringifyFalsyInputValue( ( this.values && this.values[ fieldName ] ) || '' );
+ inputs.appendChild( input );
}
- this.innerHTML = inputs;
+ this.appendChild( inputs );
}
/**
Workarounds
Disabling the Order Attribution feature
References
A8C SIRT: p3btAN-2L2-p2 (internal) Public disclosure: https://developer.woocommerce.com/2024/06/10/developer-advisory-xss-vulnerability-8-8-0/
- Record
GHSA-cv23-q6gh-xfrf- CVSS 3.1
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79, CWE-80
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
woocommerce/woocommercePackagist |
8.8.0 up to 8.8.5 | 8.8.5 |
woocommerce/woocommercePackagist |
8.9.0 up to 8.9.3 | 8.9.3 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases, products, published | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2024-37297 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.4) in Automattic Woocommerce, published June 12, 2024. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.48%, the 41st percentile. Fixed in woocommerce/woocommerce 8.8.5.
References
github.com/woocommerce/woocommerce/security/advisories/GHSA-cv23-q6gh-xfrf
developer.woocommerce.com/2024/06/10/developer-advisory-xss-vulnerability-8-8-0
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-37297