Vulnerability · Published Dec 6, 2025 · Assigned by Wordfence
CVE-2025-12091Search, Filters & Merchandising for WooCommerce <= 3.0.67 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Plugin Deactivation
Medium 4.3
In plain English
A medium-severity missing authorization in Search, Filters & Merchandising for WooCommerce from instantsearchplus. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 16% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
The Search, Filters & Merchandising for WooCommerce plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the 'wcis_save_email' endpoint in all versions up to, and including, 3.0.67. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to deactivate the plugin.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| instantsearchplus | Search, Filters & Merchandising for WooCommerce | 0 – through 3.0.67 |
Weakness: CWE-862 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
References
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/daa8f941-6e87-4b94-8526-f73770fe6f82?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/instantsearch-for-woocommerce/tags/3.0.64/public/wcis_plugin.php#L1074
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/instantsearch-for-woocommerce/trunk/public/wcis_plugin.php#L1074
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3415224/