Reflected XSS via unescaped system-status URL
Published Sep 24, 2024 · Updated Apr 8, 2026
Reflected XSS in XT Ajax Add To Cart for WooCommerce 1.1.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute scripts via crafted links. The system-status page passes the current request URL through add_query_arg and emits the result without URL escaping, reflecting attacker-controlled query text into HTML. The attacker needs no account, but a user must follow the crafted link; the script then runs in that user’s browser under the vulnerable site’s origin.
Summary
What happened
Reflected XSS in XT Ajax Add To Cart for WooCommerce 1.1.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute scripts via crafted links. The system-status page passes the current request URL through add_query_arg and emits the result without URL escaping, reflecting attacker-controlled query text into HTML. The attacker needs no account, but a user must follow the crafted link; the script then runs in that user’s browser under the vulnerable site’s origin.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2024-8716
- Published
- Sep 24, 2024
- Updated
- Apr 8, 2026
- Vendor
- XplodedThemes
- Product
- XT Ajax Add To Cart for WooCommerce
- Classifications
- CWE-79, T1204.001
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
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- Sep 24, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Apr 8, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=0 <=1.1.2
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