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AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
Network-reachable reflected XSS with no attacker authentication and a browser-scope change; availability set to N since reflected XSS does not disrupt service availability.
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Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in snstheme Samex - Clean, Minimal Shop WooCommerce WordPress Theme and snstheme M.Anh - Fashion WooCoommerce WordPress Theme allows Reflected XSS.
This issue affects Samex - Clean, Minimal Shop WooCommerce WordPress Theme: from n/a through 2.5; M.Anh - Fashion WooCoommerce WordPress Theme: from n/a through 1.7.
AnalysisAI
Reflected cross-site scripting in two snstheme WooCommerce WordPress themes - Samex (through version 2.5) and M.Anh (through version 1.7) - permits unauthenticated remote attackers to inject and execute arbitrary JavaScript in a victim's browser by delivering a specially crafted URL that the theme reflects back unsanitized into the HTML response. The scope change (S:C) in the CVSS vector indicates that successful exploitation extends impact beyond the WordPress application into the victim's browser origin, enabling session hijacking or administrative account compromise. No public exploit code has been identified and the vulnerability is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog at time of analysis; discovery was reported by Patchstack.
Technical ContextAI
Both affected products are WordPress themes built on the WooCommerce e-commerce framework, identified by CPE strings cpe:2.3:a:snstheme:samex_-_clean,_minimal_shop_woocommerce_wordpress_theme and cpe:2.3:a:snstheme:m.anh_-_fashion_woocoommerce_wordpress_theme. CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation) identifies the root cause: one or more HTTP query parameters accepted by the theme's frontend rendering logic are echoed back into the HTML response without adequate encoding or escaping. WordPress themes commonly introduce this class of vulnerability when failing to apply built-in sanitization functions such as esc_html(), esc_attr(), or wp_kses() to values sourced from $_GET or $_REQUEST. WooCommerce augments the URL parameter surface area through shop filtering, sorting, and product search endpoints, each of which can serve as a reflection point if not explicitly sanitized by the theme layer.
RemediationAI
The primary remediation is to update each affected theme to a version released after the stated vulnerability ceiling - Samex beyond version 2.5 and M.Anh beyond version 1.7 - if patched releases have been issued by snstheme. Exact fixed version numbers are not confirmed in the available intelligence; verify current patch status directly via the Patchstack advisories at https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/theme/samex/vulnerability/wordpress-samex-clean-minimal-shop-woocommerce-wordpress-theme-theme-2-5-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability and https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/theme/manh/vulnerability/wordpress-m-anh-theme-1-7-reflected-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability. If no updated theme version is confirmed available, compensating controls include activating Patchstack's virtual patching layer or a WAF rule set targeting reflected XSS payloads in shop query parameters, which blocks exploitation without requiring a code change but must remain active until the underlying defect is patched. Additionally, deploying a strict Content-Security-Policy header that disallows unsafe-inline scripts will reduce the blast radius of any payload that bypasses WAF rules, though this may interfere with WooCommerce checkout scripts and requires testing. If the themes are not actively required, deactivating them eliminates the attack surface entirely.
Same weakness CWE-79 – Cross-site Scripting (XSS)
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External POC / Exploit Code
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EUVD-2026-58084
GHSA-7j49-7w6m-5r8m