CVE-2025-24705: WooCommerce Quick View Auth Bypass Flaw

CVE-2025-24705 Overview

CVE-2025-24705 is a missing authorization vulnerability in the Arshid WooCommerce Quick View plugin for WordPress. The flaw affects all versions of woo-quick-view up to and including 1.1.1. The plugin fails to enforce proper access control checks on specific functionality, allowing unauthenticated attackers to access data that should require authorization. The issue is categorized under CWE-862: Missing Authorization and results in sensitive data exposure on affected WooCommerce storefronts. Exploitation requires no user interaction and no privileges, making the flaw remotely reachable across the network.

Critical Impact
Unauthenticated attackers can exploit incorrectly configured access control on WooCommerce Quick View to expose sensitive product or store data through the plugin's endpoints.

Affected Products

Arshid WooCommerce Quick View plugin for WordPress
WooCommerce Quick View versions from n/a through 1.1.1
WordPress sites running WooCommerce with woo-quick-view installed

Discovery Timeline

2025-01-24 - CVE-2025-24705 published to NVD
2026-06-17 - Last updated in NVD database

Technical Details for CVE-2025-24705

Vulnerability Analysis

The vulnerability stems from missing authorization checks within the WooCommerce Quick View plugin. The plugin exposes functionality intended for privileged or contextual use without validating whether the requester holds the necessary capability or nonce. An unauthenticated attacker can invoke these endpoints directly over HTTP and receive data that should be gated behind access controls.

According to the Patchstack Vulnerability Analysis, the flaw results in sensitive data exposure. The confidentiality impact is limited, while integrity and availability are unaffected. The plugin's <= 1.1.1 version range is affected, with no patched release identified in the advisory data.

Root Cause

The root cause is the absence of capability checks and nonce validation on plugin request handlers. Under [CWE-862], the application performs an action that requires authorization without verifying that the actor is permitted to perform it. In WordPress, this typically means missing calls to current_user_can() or check_ajax_referer() on AJAX or REST endpoints registered by the plugin.

Attack Vector

An attacker sends crafted HTTP requests to the vulnerable plugin endpoint on a target WordPress site. Because the attack vector is network-based with no authentication or user interaction, exploitation can be automated across large numbers of hosts. The attacker retrieves information that the plugin exposes without validating the requester's identity or permissions.

No public proof-of-concept is available, and the vulnerability is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The current EPSS data indicates a low predicted exploitation likelihood.

Detection Methods for CVE-2025-24705

Indicators of Compromise

Unauthenticated HTTP requests to WooCommerce Quick View AJAX or REST endpoints from external IPs
Elevated request volume to admin-ajax.php with action parameters associated with woo-quick-view
Anomalous product data enumeration patterns originating from a small set of source IPs

Detection Strategies

Inventory WordPress sites for the woo-quick-view plugin and confirm installed version against the vulnerable range up to 1.1.1
Review web server access logs for repeated requests to plugin endpoints without valid session cookies or nonces
Correlate WordPress audit logs with WAF telemetry to identify enumeration behavior against WooCommerce endpoints

Monitoring Recommendations

Alert on spikes in unauthenticated requests to /wp-admin/admin-ajax.php referencing plugin-specific actions
Monitor outbound response sizes from WooCommerce endpoints for signs of bulk data disclosure
Track user-agent and IP reputation for automated scanners targeting known WordPress plugin CVEs

How to Mitigate CVE-2025-24705

Immediate Actions Required

Identify all WordPress installations running Arshid WooCommerce Quick View version 1.1.1 or earlier
Deactivate the plugin on affected sites until a patched version is available
Restrict access to WordPress AJAX and REST endpoints behind a Web Application Firewall rule filtering the vulnerable action

Patch Information

At the time of publication, no vendor-supplied patched version is referenced in the advisory data. Administrators should monitor the Patchstack advisory and the plugin repository for a release above version 1.1.1 that introduces authorization checks. Apply the update as soon as it becomes available.

Workarounds

Remove the woo-quick-view plugin directory if the Quick View feature is not business-critical
Deploy WAF signatures that block unauthenticated requests carrying the plugin's AJAX action parameter
Enforce rate limiting on admin-ajax.php to reduce automated enumeration against WooCommerce endpoints

bash

# Example WAF rule concept to block unauthenticated plugin AJAX calls
# Adjust action name to match the plugin handler identified during triage
SecRule REQUEST_URI "@contains /wp-admin/admin-ajax.php" \
  "chain,deny,status:403,id:1024705,msg:'Block woo-quick-view unauth access'"
  SecRule ARGS:action "@rx ^(woo_quick_view|quick_view).*$" \
  "chain"
    SecRule &REQUEST_COOKIES:wordpress_logged_in "@eq 0"