Is CVE-2023-6556 actively exploited?

CVE-2023-6556 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2026-04-08.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2023-6556?

CVE-2023-6556 has a CVSS score of 5.4 (MEDIUM severity). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N.

How do I patch CVE-2023-6556?

Patch guidance is available from pluginus security advisories. CVEDatabase generates AI-assisted remediation guidance on demand for CVE-2023-6556.

CVE-2023-6556 - remediation guidance & executive summary

Q: Which products are affected by CVE-2023-6556?

1 product: pluginus fox - currency switcher professional for woocommerce.

Description

The FOX – Currency Switcher Professional for WooCommerce plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via currency options in all versions up to, and including, 1.4.1.5 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.

CVSS Metrics

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
Attack Vector: network
Complexity: low
Privileges: low
User Action: none
Scope: unchanged
Confidentiality: low
Integrity: low
Availability: none
Weaknesses: CWE-79 · Cross-site Scripting (XSS)CWE-79 · Cross-site Scripting (XSS)

Metadata

Primary Vendor: PLUGINUS
Published: 1/11/2024
Last Modified: 4/8/2026
Source: NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

CVE-2023-6556

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