CVE-2023-2986

CRITICALNVD 9.89.8—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 9.8 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: CRITICAL) published 2023-06-08. NVD baseline CVSS 9.8; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
Elevated
9.8
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 43%CVSS: 9.8Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

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.

CVSS v3
9.8
EG Score
9.8(medium)
EG Risk
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EPSS
98.6%
KEV
Not listed

Published

June 8, 2023

Last Modified

April 8, 2026

Advisory Details (2)

Auto-updated May 18, 2026
🔬 Proof of concept available. No patch confirmed yet.
generic

Vulnerability fix for hardcoded encryption key. by pinalj · Pull Request #885 · TycheSoftwares/woocommerce-abandoned-cart · GitHub

https://github.com/TycheSoftwares/woocommerce-abandoned-cart/pull/885#issuecomment-1601813615
generic🟡 PoC Available

GitHub - Ayantaker/CVE-2023-2986: Proof of Concept for vulnerability CVE-2023-2986 in 'Abandoned Cart Lite for WooCommerce' Plugin in WordPress · GitHub

https://github.com/Ayantaker/CVE-2023-2986

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

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Publicly available exploits

(1 reference)

Working exploit code is in the public domain (1 GitHub PoC). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.

  • GitHub PoCAyantaker/CVE-2023-2986
    First seen Jun 9, 2023

    Proof of Concept for vulnerability CVE-2023-2986 in 'Abandoned Cart Lite for WooCommerce' Plugin in WordPress

    Open source ↗

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2023-2986?
CVE-2023-2986 is a critical vulnerability published on June 8, 2023. 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…
When was CVE-2023-2986 disclosed?
CVE-2023-2986 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on June 8, 2023, with the most recent update on April 8, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2023-2986 actively exploited?
CVE-2023-2986 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 98.6% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2023-2986?
CVE-2023-2986 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2023-2986?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2023-2986, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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