CVE-2025-12040 Wishlist for WooCommerce <= 1.1.3 - Insecure Direct Object Reference to Unauthenticated Wishlist Manipulation
Unauthenticated attackers can modify other users' wishlists due to missing validation on user-controlled keys in the Wishlist for WooCommerce plugin.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-12040?
CVE-2025-12040 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in themehunk Wishlist for WooCommerce, published on 25 Nov 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Wishlist for WooCommerce plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Insecure Direct Object Reference in all versions up to, and including, 1.1.3 via several functions in class-th-wishlist-frontend.php due to missing validation on a user controlled key. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to modify other user's wishlists
Weakness: CWE-639
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-12040?
How do I fix CVE-2025-12040?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-12040 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2025-12040 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-12040 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-w825-5mp6-xxg5.