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CVE-2023-2986

9.8 · CRITICAL

The Abandoned Cart Lite for WooCommerce plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authentication bypass in versions up to, and including, 5.14.2.

Published Jun 8, 2023CWE-288EPSS 42.54%

Overview

CVE-2023-2986 is a critical-severity vulnerability. It was published on June 8, 2023 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.8 (CRITICAL).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.8, rated CRITICAL. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical 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.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

References

GitHubgithub.com/Ayantaker/CVE-2023-2986GitHubgithub.com/TycheSoftwares/woocommerce-abandoned-cart/pull/885#issuecomment-1601813615Refplugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/woocommerce-abandoned-cart/trunk/woocommerce-ac.php#L1815Refplugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/woocommerce-abandoned-cart/trunk/woocommerce-ac.php?rev=2916178#L1800Refplugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2922242/Refplugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=2925274%40woocommerce-abandoned-cart&new=2925274%40woocommerce-abandoned-cart&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=Refwww.wordfence.com/blog/2023/06/tyche-softwares-addresses-authentication-bypass-vulnerability-in-abandoned-cart-lite-for-woocommerce-wordpress-plugin/Refwww.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/68052614-204f-4237-af0e-4b8210ebd59f?source=cveGitHubgithub.com/Ayantaker/CVE-2023-2986GitHubgithub.com/TycheSoftwares/woocommerce-abandoned-cart/pull/885#issuecomment-1601813615

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-2986?

CVE-2023-2986 is a critical-severity vulnerability. It was published on June 8, 2023 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.8 (CRITICAL).

How severe is CVE-2023-2986?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.8, rated CRITICAL. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2023-2986?

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2023-2986?

CyberStrike is an open-source, AI-augmented pentesting engine. Rather than flag a version number, it tests whether an issue like CVE-2023-2986 is actually reachable in your own applications and APIs, then verifies each finding before reporting it. That tells you if the weakness is a real, exploitable risk in your environment or a false positive you can safely deprioritize.

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