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.
Published: 2025-12-06
Score: 4.3 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: Unauthorized Plugin Deactivation
Action: Apply Patch
AI Analysis

Impact

The Search, Filters & Merchandising for WooCommerce plugin contains a missing capability check on the "wcis_save_email" endpoint, allowing attackers who are Authenticated with Subscriber-level access or higher to deactivate the plugin. This capability misconfiguration gives the attacker the ability to remove the plugin from an active WordPress site, leading to loss of functionality and potential disruption of e‑commerce operations.

Affected Systems

The vulnerability is present in all releases of the Search, Filters & Merchandising for WooCommerce plugin up to and including version 3.0.67. Systems running any of these versions on WordPress are susceptible if an attacker can authenticate with a Subscriber or higher role.

Risk and Exploitability

The CVSS score of 4.3 indicates a moderate severity with limited impact. An EPSS score of less than 1% suggests a very low probability of exploitation, and the vulnerability is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog. Attackers must first authenticate on the site with Subscriber-level privileges to exploit the flaw, making it an authenticated, internal attack vector with potential for denial of service by disabling the plugin.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on April 21, 2026 at 17:37 UTC.

Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

OpenCVE Recommended Actions

  • Upgrade the plugin to a version newer than 3.0.67 where the capability check has been restored.
  • If an upgrade is unavailable, disable or remove the Search, Filters & Merchandising for WooCommerce plugin to prevent unauthorized deactivation.
  • Limit Subscriber‑level access to trusted users only, or implement role restrictions so that only administrators can reach the affected endpoint.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on April 21, 2026 at 17:37 UTC.

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History

Wed, 08 Apr 2026 18:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
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, 3.0.63. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to deactivate the plugin. 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.
Title Search, Filters & Merchandising for WooCommerce <= 3.0.63 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Plugin Deactivation Search, Filters & Merchandising for WooCommerce <= 3.0.67 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Plugin Deactivation
References

Tue, 09 Dec 2025 10:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Instantsearchplus
Instantsearchplus search,filters&merchandising For Woocommerce
Woocommerce
Woocommerce woocommerce
Wordpress
Wordpress wordpress
Vendors & Products Instantsearchplus
Instantsearchplus search,filters&merchandising For Woocommerce
Woocommerce
Woocommerce woocommerce
Wordpress
Wordpress wordpress

Mon, 08 Dec 2025 22:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Sat, 06 Dec 2025 06:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
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, 3.0.63. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to deactivate the plugin.
Title Search, Filters & Merchandising for WooCommerce <= 3.0.63 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Plugin Deactivation
Weaknesses CWE-862
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 4.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N'}


Subscriptions

Instantsearchplus Search,filters&merchandising For Woocommerce
Woocommerce Woocommerce
Wordpress Wordpress
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Wordfence

Published:

Updated: 2026-04-08T17:27:22.758Z

Reserved: 2025-10-22T18:40:47.777Z

Link: CVE-2025-12091

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2025-12-08T21:29:42.611Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2025-12-06T06:15:48.990

Modified: 2026-04-15T00:35:42.020

Link: CVE-2025-12091

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-04-21T17:45:16Z

Weaknesses