CVE-2025-11741
📋 TL;DR
The WPC Smart Quick View for WooCommerce WordPress plugin has an information disclosure vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to access password-protected, private, or draft product data through the 'woosq_quickview' AJAX endpoint. This affects all WordPress sites using the plugin up to version 4.2.5.
💻 Affected Systems
- WPC Smart Quick View for WooCommerce 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Attackers could extract sensitive product information, pricing data, or unpublished content before official release, potentially enabling competitive intelligence gathering or targeted attacks.
Likely Case
Unauthenticated users accessing draft or private product details they shouldn't see, potentially revealing upcoming products or sensitive pricing information.
If Mitigated
Limited exposure of non-critical product metadata with no authentication bypass or system compromise.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires sending crafted AJAX requests to the vulnerable endpoint without authentication.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: 4.2.6 or later
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins. 3. Find 'WPC Smart Quick View for WooCommerce'. 4. Click 'Update Now' if available, or download version 4.2.6+ from WordPress repository. 5. Activate the updated plugin.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Disable vulnerable AJAX endpoint
ApacheTemporarily disable the 'woosq_quickview' AJAX endpoint via .htaccess or plugin deactivation
# Add to .htaccess: RewriteRule ^wp-admin/admin-ajax\.php\?action=woosq_quickview - [F,L]
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Disable the WPC Smart Quick View plugin entirely until patching is possible
- Implement web application firewall rules to block requests to the vulnerable endpoint
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin > Plugins > Installed Plugins for WPC Smart Quick View version 4.2.5 or lowerCheck Version:
wp plugin list --name='woo-smart-quick-view' --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
Confirm plugin version is 4.2.6 or higher in WordPress admin panel📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Multiple POST requests to /wp-admin/admin-ajax.php with action=woosq_quickview from unauthenticated users
- Access to draft/private product IDs via AJAX calls
Network Indicators:
- Unusual AJAX requests to admin-ajax.php with product ID parameters from external IPs
SIEM Query:
source="web_logs" AND uri="/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php" AND query="action=woosq_quickview" AND user="-"