What the vulnerability does
01Description
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.
Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms
02Summary
Abandoned Cart Lite for WooCommerce versions up to 5.15.1 contain an authentication bypass vulnerability. An attacker can read, modify, or delete sensitive cart and customer data without logging in. The plugin fails to properly validate user permissions on critical functions, allowing unauthorized access to abandoned cart records and customer information stored in the database.
What an attacker can do
03Attacker Capabilities
Read, modify, or delete abandoned cart data and customer information without authentication.
Potential impact on your site
04Site Impact
Customer data and abandoned carts exposed; attackers can modify or delete cart records affecting sales recovery and customer trust.
Conditions required to exploit
05Prerequisites
Network access only; no authentication, user interaction, or special configuration required.
Key dates
06Disclosure timeline
June 8, 2023
CVE published
April 8, 2026
Record updated
