What the vulnerability does
01Description
The Advanced Product Fields (Product Addons) for WooCommerce plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 1.6.17. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the 'maybe_duplicate' function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to duplicate and publish product field groups, including draft and pending field groups, via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms
02Summary
Advanced Product Fields for WooCommerce versions up to 1.6.17 contain a cross-site request forgery vulnerability. An attacker can craft a malicious link or page that, when visited by a logged-in site administrator, performs unwanted actions on the site without their knowledge. The vulnerability requires the admin to click the link or visit the page, but no special privileges are needed beyond normal admin access.
What an attacker can do
03Attacker Capabilities
Perform unwanted actions on the site by tricking an admin into clicking a malicious link.
Potential impact on your site
04Site Impact
An attacker could modify plugin settings or data if an admin is tricked into visiting a malicious page.
Conditions required to exploit
05Prerequisites
Admin must visit a malicious page or click a crafted link while logged into WordPress.
Key dates
06Disclosure timeline
December 9, 2025
CVE published
April 8, 2026
Record updated
