📄 Description (English)
The RomanCart Ecommerce plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'blclass' attribute (and other attributes) of the romancart_button shortcode in versions up to, and including, 2.0.8. This is due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes within the romancart_button_shortcode() function. 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.
🤖 AI Executive Summary
RomanCart Ecommerce WordPress plugin versions up to 2.0.8 contain a Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the romancart_button shortcode due to insufficient input sanitization. Authenticated contributors and above can inject malicious scripts that execute for all page visitors. While no public exploit exists and patching is unavailable, this poses a significant risk to e-commerce sites in Saudi Arabia relying on this plugin.
📄 Description (Arabic)
🤖 AI Intelligence Analysis Analyzed: Jun 9, 2026 09:03
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia Impact Assessment
Saudi e-commerce businesses, particularly SMEs using WordPress with RomanCart plugin, face significant risk of website defacement and customer data compromise. Banking and payment sectors are at elevated risk if integrated with payment gateways. Government procurement portals and healthcare e-commerce platforms using this plugin could experience service disruption. Telecom and retail sectors operating online stores are vulnerable to customer trust erosion through injected malicious content. The vulnerability requires authenticated access, limiting exposure but increasing insider threat risk in organizations with multiple content contributors.
🏢 Affected Saudi Sectors
E-commerce and Retail
Banking and Financial Services
Government and Public Sector
Healthcare
Telecommunications
Hospitality and Tourism
Education
🎯 MITRE ATT&CK Techniques
⚖️ Saudi Risk Score (AI)
6.8
/ 10.0
🔧 Remediation Steps (English)
IMMEDIATE ACTIONS:
1. Audit all WordPress installations using RomanCart plugin versions ≤2.0.8 across your organization
2. Review user access logs for contributor-level and above accounts for suspicious activity in the past 90 days
3. Scan all pages and posts containing romancart_button shortcodes for injected scripts
COMPENSATING CONTROLS (until patch available):
1. Restrict contributor-level access to only trusted personnel; implement principle of least privilege
2. Disable the romancart_button shortcode functionality if not actively used
3. Implement Web Application Firewall (WAF) rules to detect and block script injection in shortcode attributes
4. Enable WordPress security plugins (Wordfence, Sucuri) with XSS detection capabilities
5. Implement Content Security Policy (CSP) headers to restrict inline script execution
DETECTION RULES:
1. Monitor WordPress database for shortcodes containing: [romancart_button with blclass=, onclick=, onerror=, onload= attributes
2. Alert on any modifications to posts/pages containing romancart_button shortcodes by non-admin users
3. Log all contributor-level account activities, particularly content creation/modification
4. Implement IDS signatures for XSS payloads in WordPress POST requests
LONG-TERM:
1. Contact RomanCart developers for security patch timeline
2. Prepare migration plan to alternative e-commerce plugins if patch unavailable
3. Implement code review process for all shortcode implementations
🔧 خطوات المعالجة (العربية)
الإجراءات الفورية:
1. تدقيق جميع تثبيتات WordPress التي تستخدم مكون RomanCart بإصدارات ≤2.0.8 في جميع أنحاء المؤسسة
2. مراجعة سجلات الوصول للمستخدمين على مستوى المساهم والمستويات الأعلى للنشاط المريب في آخر 90 يوماً
3. فحص جميع الصفحات والمنشورات التي تحتوي على اختصارات romancart_button للبحث عن نصوص برمجية مُحقونة
الضوابط التعويضية (حتى توفر التصحيح):
1. تقييد الوصول على مستوى المساهم للموظفين الموثوقين فقط؛ تطبيق مبدأ الامتيازات الأقل
2. تعطيل وظيفة اختصار romancart_button إذا لم تكن قيد الاستخدام النشط
3. تطبيق قواعد جدار حماية تطبيقات الويب (WAF) للكشف عن حقن النصوص البرمجية وحجبها
4. تفعيل مكونات أمان WordPress (Wordfence, Sucuri) مع قدرات الكشف عن XSS
5. تطبيق رؤوس سياسة أمان المحتوى (CSP) لتقييد تنفيذ النصوص البرمجية المضمنة
قواعد الكشف:
1. مراقبة قاعدة بيانات WordPress للاختصارات التي تحتوي على: [romancart_button مع سمات blclass=, onclick=, onerror=, onload=
2. تنبيه عند أي تعديلات على المنشورات/الصفحات التي تحتوي على اختصارات romancart_button من قبل مستخدمين غير إداريين
3. تسجيل جميع أنشطة حسابات المساهمين، خاصة إنشاء/تعديل المحتوى
4. تطبيق توقيعات IDS لحمولات XSS في طلبات WordPress POST
المدى الطويل:
1. التواصل مع مطوري RomanCart للحصول على جدول زمني لتصحيح الأمان
2. إعداد خطة الهجرة إلى مكونات التجارة الإلكترونية البديلة إذا لم يتوفر التصحيح
3. تطبيق عملية مراجعة الكود لجميع تطبيقات الاختصار
📋 Regulatory Compliance Mapping
🟢 NCA ECC 2024
ECC 2024 A.14.2.1 - Information security requirements for supplier relationships
ECC 2024 A.14.2.5 - Addressing information security in supplier agreements
ECC 2024 A.12.6.1 - Management of technical vulnerabilities
🔵 SAMA CSF
SAMA CSF ID.BE-3 - Organizational roles, responsibilities, and authorities
SAMA CSF PR.AC-1 - Access control policy and procedures
SAMA CSF PR.DS-2 - Data security and protection
SAMA CSF DE.CM-1 - Detection and analysis of anomalies
🟡 ISO 27001:2022
ISO 27001:2022 A.5.23 - Information security for supplier relationships
ISO 27001:2022 A.8.22 - Monitoring, review and change management of supplier services
ISO 27001:2022 A.12.6.1 - Management of technical vulnerabilities
ISO 27001:2022 A.14.2.1 - Secure development policy
🟣 PCI DSS v4.0.1
PCI DSS 6.2 - Ensure security patches are installed within one month of release
PCI DSS 6.5.7 - Cross-site scripting (XSS) prevention
PCI DSS 7.1 - Limit access to system components by business need-to-know
🔗 References & Sources 3
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https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/romancart-ecommerce/tags/2.0.8/romancart_eco...
security@wordfence.com
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/romancart-ecommerce/tags/2.0.8/romancart_eco...
security@wordfence.com
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/5d44255b-0615-439d-b166-8f110...
security@wordfence.com