CVE-2022-0397: WPC Smart Wishlist for WooCommerce < 2.9.4 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.4 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2022-03-28 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-79

Description

The WPC Smart Wishlist for WooCommerce WordPress plugin before 2.9.4 does not sanitise and escape the key parameter before outputting it back in the wishlist_quickview AJAX action's response (available to any authenticated user), leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting

Affected products

WPC Smart Wishlist for WooCommerce: before 2.9.4 — fixed in 2.9.4

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: WPC Smart Wishlist for WooCommerce 2.9.4. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/c8091254-1ced-4363-ab7f-5b880447713d
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/c8091254-1ced-4363-ab7f-5b880447713d

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