CVE-2025-11532
📋 TL;DR
The Wisly WordPress plugin has an Insecure Direct Object Reference vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to manipulate other users' wishlists by modifying the 'wishlist_id' parameter. This affects all WordPress sites using Wisly plugin versions up to 1.0.0. Attackers can add or remove items from any user's wishlist without authentication.
💻 Affected Systems
- Wisly WordPress Plugin
⚠️ Manual Verification Required
This CVE does not have specific version information in our database, so automatic vulnerability detection cannot determine if your system is affected.
Why? The CVE database entry doesn't specify which versions are vulnerable (no version ranges provided by the vendor/NVD).
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- Review the CVE details at NVD
- Check vendor security advisories for your specific version
- Test if the vulnerability is exploitable in your environment
- Consider updating to the latest version as a precaution
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Attackers could systematically manipulate all user wishlists, potentially deleting saved items or adding malicious/spam content, leading to user data corruption and loss of trust.
Likely Case
Attackers will manipulate random user wishlists to add spam products or remove legitimate items, causing user frustration and potential e-commerce disruption.
If Mitigated
With proper input validation and authorization checks, only authenticated users can modify their own wishlists, preventing unauthorized access.
🎯 Exploit Status
The vulnerability requires minimal technical skill to exploit as it involves simple parameter manipulation.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Version after 1.0.0
Vendor Advisory: https://wordpress.org/plugins/wisly/
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins. 3. Find Wisly plugin. 4. Click 'Update Now' if update available. 5. If no update available, deactivate and remove plugin until patched version is released.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Disable Wisly Plugin
allTemporarily deactivate the Wisly plugin to prevent exploitation
wp plugin deactivate wisly
Web Application Firewall Rule
allBlock requests containing wishlist_id parameter manipulation
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Disable the Wisly plugin immediately
- Implement strict input validation at the web server level for wishlist_id parameter
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin panel > Plugins > Wisly version. If version is 1.0.0 or lower, system is vulnerable.Check Version:
wp plugin get wisly --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
After updating, verify Wisly plugin version is higher than 1.0.0 in WordPress admin panel.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual wishlist modification requests from unauthenticated users
- Multiple failed wishlist operations with different wishlist_id values
Network Indicators:
- HTTP POST/GET requests to Wisly endpoints with manipulated wishlist_id parameters
SIEM Query:
source="web_logs" AND (uri_path="*wisly*" OR user_agent="*wisly*") AND (status_code=200 OR status_code=302) AND http_method IN ("POST", "GET") AND NOT authenticated_user EXISTS