CVE-2022-1465: WPC Smart Wishlist for WooCommerce < 2.9.9 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.1 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2022-05-16 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-79

Description

The WPC Smart Wishlist for WooCommerce WordPress plugin before 2.9.9 does not sanitise and escape a parameter before outputting it back in an attribute via an AJAX action, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting issue.

Affected products

WPC Smart Wishlist for WooCommerce: before 2.9.9 — fixed in 2.9.9

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: WPC Smart Wishlist for WooCommerce 2.9.9. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/6781033a-f166-4198-874f-3e142854daf7
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/6781033a-f166-4198-874f-3e142854daf7

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