CVE-2025-12427 Missing authorization in YITH WooCommerce Wishlist
Unauthenticated attackers can rename any user's wishlist via insecure direct object reference in the YITH WooCommerce Wishlist 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-2025-12427?
CVE-2025-12427 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in yithemes YITH WooCommerce Wishlist, published on 19 Nov 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The YITH WooCommerce Wishlist plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Insecure Direct Object Reference in all versions up to, and including, 4.10.0 via the REST API endpoint and AJAX handler due to missing validation on user-controlled keys. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to discover any user's wishlist token ID, and subsequently rename the victim's wishlist without authorization (integrity impact). This can be exploited to target multi-user stores for defacement, social engineering attacks, mass tampering, and profiling at scale.
Weakness: CWE-639
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-12427?
How do I fix CVE-2025-12427?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-12427 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-2025-12427 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-12427 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-5r94-pf8r-75v2.