Missing AuthorizationWeakness · CWE-862

CVE-2025-24705

MEDIUM · 5.3 CVSS v3.1 Published 2025-01-24
Mitigation only
No fix yet — a mitigation exists. There is no fixed release. A documented workaround reduces exposure in the meantime.
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62/100
Remediation priority · Elevated
Remotely reachable No privileges Zero-click

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

NVD · unedited
Missing Authorization vulnerability in Arshid WooCommerce Quick View woo-quick-view allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects WooCommerce Quick View: from n/a through <= 1.1.1.

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

dbcve analysis · moderate confidence

The WooCommerce Quick View plugin has a missing authorization vulnerability allowing attackers to bypass access controls due to incorrectly configured security levels. This broken access control issue could enable unauthorized users to access quick view functionality they should not have permission to view.

MitigationUpdate to the latest patched version of the plugin when available, or disable the plugin until a fix can be applied. If no update exists, implement application-level access controls or web server restrictions to enforce proper authorization on the affected endpoints.

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From the vector
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
None
Availability
None

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.

dbcve checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Confirm WooCommerce Quick View plugin is installed
    Navigate to WordPress admin > Plugins and locate the WooCommerce Quick View plugin, or check the /wp-content/plugins/ directory for the quick-view folder. Note the installed version number.
    Affected if The plugin is installed and active in the WordPress environment
  2. Verify quick view endpoint accessibility
    Access the quick view URL pattern (typically /?quick_view=1 or /?wc-ajax=quick_view with a product ID) while logged out or as a low-privilege user (subscriber or customer role). Observe whether product details are returned without requiring proper authentication.
    Affected if Quick view content loads for users who should not have access to it
  3. Inspect plugin authorization logic
    Review the main plugin PHP file (usually quick-view.php or class-quick-view.php in the plugin directory) and look for capability checks such as current_user_can(), wp_verify_nonce(), or is_user_logged_in() before outputting quick view data.
    Affected if No capability checks or nonce verification exist before displaying sensitive product information
  4. Check for role-based access control configuration
    Look in the plugin settings (WooCommerce > Quick View or Settings > Quick View) for any access control options, then examine the code that enforces those settings to ensure they are actually applied.
    Affected if Access control settings exist in the UI but are not enforced in the code logic

A user is affected if the quick view functionality is accessible to unauthorized or low-privilege users due to missing or improperly implemented authorization checks in the plugin code.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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From vendor data
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Update to the latest patched version of the plugin when available, or disable the plugin until a fix can be applied. If no update exists, implement application-level access controls or web server restrictions to enforce proper authorization on the affected endpoints.

Have this fixed Scoped from the published advisory
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  • Implementation4.0 h
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  • Review / QA2.0 h
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