What the vulnerability does
01Description
The YITH WooCommerce Quick View plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's yith_quick_view shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 2.7.0 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms
02Summary
YITH WooCommerce Quick View versions up to 2.7.0 contain a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability. An authenticated user with low privileges can inject malicious scripts that execute in the browsers of other site visitors, potentially stealing session data or performing actions on their behalf. The vulnerability affects the plugin's core functionality and impacts all users viewing affected content.
What an attacker can do
03Attacker Capabilities
Inject malicious scripts that run in other users' browsers when they view the plugin's output.
Potential impact on your site
04Site Impact
Authenticated users can compromise other visitors' sessions and perform unauthorized actions on their behalf.
Conditions required to exploit
05Prerequisites
Attacker must have a low-privilege authenticated account on the site; no user interaction required from victims.
Key dates
06Disclosure timeline
December 13, 2025
CVE published
April 8, 2026
Record updated
