CVE-2025-8617
📋 TL;DR
The YITH WooCommerce Quick View WordPress plugin has a stored XSS vulnerability in all versions up to 2.7.0. Authenticated attackers with contributor-level access or higher can inject malicious scripts via the yith_quick_view shortcode, which execute when users view affected pages. This affects WordPress sites using the vulnerable plugin.
💻 Affected Systems
- YITH WooCommerce Quick View 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 steal admin credentials, hijack user sessions, deface websites, or redirect users to malicious sites, potentially leading to complete site compromise.
Likely Case
Attackers inject malicious scripts to steal user cookies/sessions, display phishing content, or perform actions on behalf of authenticated users.
If Mitigated
With proper user role management and input validation, impact is limited to low-privileged user sessions being compromised.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires authenticated access but is straightforward once attacker has contributor privileges.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: 2.7.1
Vendor Advisory: https://wordpress.org/plugins/yith-woocommerce-quick-view/#developers
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins → Installed Plugins. 3. Find 'YITH WooCommerce Quick View' and click 'Update Now'. 4. Verify version is 2.7.1 or higher.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Disable Plugin
allTemporarily disable the vulnerable plugin until patched
wp plugin deactivate yith-woocommerce-quick-view
Restrict User Roles
allLimit contributor-level access to trusted users only
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement strict user role management to limit contributor access
- Deploy web application firewall with XSS protection rules
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check plugin version in WordPress admin under Plugins → Installed PluginsCheck Version:
wp plugin get yith-woocommerce-quick-view --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
Verify plugin version is 2.7.1 or higher after update📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual POST requests to WordPress admin with yith_quick_view parameters containing script tags
- Multiple failed login attempts followed by successful contributor login
Network Indicators:
- HTTP requests containing suspicious script payloads in yith_quick_view parameters
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress.log" AND ("yith_quick_view" AND ("<script>" OR "javascript:" OR "onerror="))🔗 References
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/yith-woocommerce-quick-view/trunk/includes/class.yith-wcqv-frontend.php#L216
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3353775%40yith-woocommerce-quick-view&new=3353775%40yith-woocommerce-quick-view&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=
- https://wordpress.org/plugins/yith-woocommerce-quick-view
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/8d44dcef-6330-4ef6-8385-923e88db669f?source=cve
