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CVE-2025-3814: CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') in wijnbergdevelopments Tax Switch for WooCommerce

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VulnerabilityCVE-2025-3814cvecve-2025-3814cwe-79
Published: Tue Apr 22 2025 (04/22/2025, 05:27:24 UTC)
Source: CVE
Vendor/Project: wijnbergdevelopments
Product: Tax Switch for WooCommerce

Description

The Tax Switch for WooCommerce plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the ‘class-name’ parameter in all versions up to, and including, 1.4.2 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.

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AILast updated: 04/09/2026, 10:16:50 UTC

Technical Analysis

The Tax Switch for WooCommerce plugin suffers from a stored XSS vulnerability due to improper neutralization of input in the 'class-name' parameter. Authenticated attackers with Contributor or higher privileges can inject arbitrary JavaScript code that executes in the context of users visiting the affected pages. This vulnerability is identified as CWE-79 and affects all plugin versions up to 1.4.2. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 6.4, reflecting network attack vector, low attack complexity, requiring privileges, no user interaction, and partial impact on confidentiality and integrity without availability impact. No patch or official fix has been documented in the provided data.

Potential Impact

Successful exploitation allows an attacker with Contributor-level access or above to inject persistent malicious scripts into pages generated by the plugin. This can lead to partial compromise of confidentiality and integrity of user data within the affected WordPress environment. There is no indication of availability impact or known active exploitation in the wild at this time.

Mitigation Recommendations

Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is available, restrict Contributor-level access to trusted users only and consider disabling or removing the Tax Switch for WooCommerce plugin if possible. Monitor for updates from the vendor or WordPress plugin repository regarding patches or mitigations.

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Technical Details

Data Version
5.1
Assigner Short Name
Wordfence
Date Reserved
2025-04-18T20:43:20.759Z
Cisa Enriched
true

Threat ID: 682d9848c4522896dcbf6059

Added to database: 5/21/2025, 9:09:28 AM

Last enriched: 4/9/2026, 10:16:50 AM

Last updated: 5/8/2026, 8:19:38 PM

Views: 69

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