CVE-2025-12040
📋 TL;DR
The Wishlist for WooCommerce WordPress plugin has an Insecure Direct Object Reference vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to modify other users' wishlists. This affects all versions up to and including 1.0.9. WordPress sites using this plugin are vulnerable unless patched.
💻 Affected Systems
- Wishlist 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 delete or modify wishlists of all users, potentially causing data loss, customer dissatisfaction, and business disruption for e-commerce sites.
Likely Case
Malicious actors tampering with customer wishlists, potentially removing items or adding inappropriate content, damaging user experience and site reputation.
If Mitigated
With proper access controls and input validation, impact would be limited to authorized wishlist modifications only.
🎯 Exploit Status
The vulnerability requires no authentication and manipulation of wishlist IDs is straightforward via HTTP requests.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: 1.1.0 or later
Vendor Advisory: https://wordpress.org/plugins/th-wishlist/
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins. 3. Find 'Wishlist for WooCommerce'. 4. Click 'Update Now' if update available. 5. If no update appears, manually download version 1.1.0+ from WordPress.org and replace plugin files.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Disable Wishlist Functionality
allTemporarily deactivate the vulnerable plugin until patched
wp plugin deactivate th-wishlist
Web Application Firewall Rule
allBlock requests to wishlist modification endpoints for unauthenticated users
# WAF specific configuration required
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Disable the Wishlist for WooCommerce plugin immediately
- Implement strict access controls at network perimeter to limit exposure
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin panel > Plugins > Installed Plugins for 'Wishlist for WooCommerce' version 1.0.9 or earlierCheck Version:
wp plugin get th-wishlist --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
Confirm plugin version is 1.1.0 or higher in WordPress admin panel📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual POST requests to /wp-admin/admin-ajax.php with wishlist-related actions from unauthenticated IPs
- Multiple wishlist modification requests from single IP in short timeframe
Network Indicators:
- HTTP requests to wishlist endpoints without authentication cookies
- Unusual patterns in wishlist API calls
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress.log" AND (uri_path="/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php" AND action CONTAINS "wishlist") AND NOT user_agent CONTAINS "bot"