Back In Stock Notifier for WooCommerce: Cross-site scripting (content injection)
Summary
The WordPress plugin Back In Stock Notifier for WooCommerce up to and including version 7.5.2 contains a vulnerability classified as CWE-80 (basic XSS) and described by the CNA as content injection. According to the CVSS vector, an unauthenticated attacker could inject script-related HTML into pages over the network without user interaction, with a low confidentiality impact. Technical details, the affected parameter and the exact trigger are not yet publicly documented, and the vendor's own advisory was not found.
Affected
- Back In Stock Notifier for WooCommerce (WordPress plugin, ProPluginsLab) versions up to and including 7.5.2
- Lower bound of affected versions unclear (listed as n/a in the NVD-style description)
Fixed in
- Version 7.5.3 according to the CNA record (Patchstack); not yet confirmed by the vendor changelog or WordPress.org
Workaround
Unknown.
Exploitation
- No evidence of active exploitation found
- CISA SSVC: exploitation none, automatable yes, technical impact partial
- No public proof of concept found; not in KEV according to one aggregator
- NVD status: Deferred
Our recommendation
- Check the installed plugin version in the WordPress admin area
- If the version is 7.5.2 or lower, update to 7.5.3 or later and confirm the version on WordPress.org
- Keep WordPress, WooCommerce and all plugins up to date
- Monitor the shop for unexpected content or scripts and review the Patchstack entry once it is updated
Public exploits
PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit and Exploit-DB list nothing for this CVE.
Research sources
- Patchstack vulnerability entry patchstack.com
- CVE Record CVE-2026-125746 www.cve.org
- WordPress.org plugin page (en-GB) en-gb.wordpress.org
- Strix CVE summary www.strix.ai
- ProPluginsLab propluginslab.com
Researched and written up in English and German by an AI (Claude by Anthropic) based on NVD, CISA, EPSS and the sources listed. The vendor information is authoritative. Researched on 11 Nov 2026, 17:40.
Original description (NVD)
Improper Neutralization of Script-Related HTML Tags in a Web Page (Basic XSS) vulnerability in ProPluginsLab Back In Stock Notifier for WooCommerce back-in-stock-notifier-for-woocommerce allows Code Injection.This issue affects Back In Stock Notifier for WooCommerce: from n/a through 7.5.2.
Sources
The tracker combines official, freely usable data sources – updated continuously:
- NVD (NIST) – CVEs, rating (CVSS), affected products
- CISA KEV – vulnerabilities confirmed by CISA as actively exploited
- CISA Vulnrichment – CISA assessment (SSVC) in the official CVE record
- FIRST EPSS – probability of exploitation
- Microsoft MSRC – Patch Tuesday: vulnerabilities, severity, updates
- PoC-in-GitHub – public proof-of-concept repositories
- Metasploit (Rapid7) – modules of the Metasploit Framework
- Exploit-DB (OffSec) – archive of public exploits (links only)
- Patch days: official vendor pages (linked per vendor) (Vendor patch days)
This product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS data © FIRST.org.
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