CVE-2023-2986

CVE-2023-2986 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Tychesoftwares Abandoned Cart Lite For Woocommerce with a CVSS 3.x base score of 9.8. Its EPSS exploit-prediction score of 41% places it in the 98th percentile, indicating an elevated likelihood of exploitation. The underlying weakness is classified as CWE-288.

Key facts

Description

The Abandoned Cart Lite for WooCommerce plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authentication bypass in versions up to, and including, 5.14.2. This is due to insufficient encryption on the user being supplied during the abandoned cart link decode through the plugin. This allows unauthenticated attackers to log in as users who have abandoned the cart, who are typically customers. Further security hardening was introduced in version 5.15.1 that ensures sites are no longer vulnerable through historical check-out links, and additional hardening was introduced in version 5.15.2 that ensured null key values wouldn't permit the authentication bypass.

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-2986?
The Abandoned Cart Lite for WooCommerce plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authentication bypass in versions up to, and including, 5.14.2. This is due to insufficient encryption on the user being supplied during the abandoned cart link decode through the plugin. This allows unauthenticated attackers to log in as users who have abandoned the cart, who are typically customers. Further security hardening was introduced in version 5.15.1 that ensures sites are no longer vulnerable through historical check-out links, and additional hardening was introduced in version 5.15.2 that ensured null key values wouldn't permit the authentication bypass.
How severe is CVE-2023-2986?
CVE-2023-2986 has a CVSS 3.x base score of 9.8, rated critical severity. It is exploitable over network with low attack complexity, requires no privileges and no user interaction. Impact on confidentiality is high, integrity high, and availability high.
Is CVE-2023-2986 being actively exploited?
It is not currently listed in CISA's KEV catalog. Its EPSS exploit-prediction score is 41% (98th percentile), an estimate of the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
What products are affected by CVE-2023-2986?
CVE-2023-2986 affects Tychesoftwares Abandoned Cart Lite For Woocommerce. See the affected-products list for the exact vulnerable versions.
How do I fix CVE-2023-2986?
Review the linked vendor and NVD advisories for patched versions and mitigations, then upgrade or apply the recommended workaround. Given its critical severity, prioritise patching exposed systems.
When was CVE-2023-2986 published?
CVE-2023-2986 was published on 2023-06-08 and last updated on 2026-06-17.

References

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