Authentication bypass in Abandoned Cart Pro for WooCommerce plugin
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-639.
Summary
The Abandoned Cart Pro for WooCommerce plugin for WordPress by Tyche Softwares is affected in all versions up to and including 10.8.0. Cart-recovery link tokens are encrypted without a message authentication code, and an HMAC nonce check is skipped when a parameter is empty, which leads to an insecure direct object reference to carts (CWE-639). An unauthenticated attacker with one legitimate recovery link from their own reminder email can forge a token for another user's cart and take over that account, including administrator accounts.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28
Description from the CNA
The Abandoned Cart Pro for WooCommerce plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Authentication Bypass via Malleable Encryption and Bypassable HMAC in all versions up to, and including, 10.8.0. This is due to the use of MAC-free AES-CTR encryption for cart-recovery link tokens — where the 8-byte CTR nonce is carried inside the ciphertext blob and the encryption key is looked up using the attacker-supplied `user_email` GET parameter — combined with an HMAC nonce check in `wcap_email_track_links()` that is only enforced when the `wcap_nonce` parameter is non-empty, allowing complete bypass by omission, and an insecure direct object reference on the decrypted `abandoned_id` with no ownership verification confirming the cart belongs to the email used for decryption. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers who possess a single legitimate cart-recovery link (obtained from their own reminder email) to recover the keystream, forge a ciphertext that decrypts to any victim's cart ID, and trigger a call to `wp_set_auth_cookie()` for the victim user — achieving full account takeover of any user who has ever abandoned a cart, including administrators. The auto-login feature defaults to enabled and is forced on during plugin upgrades, meaning all affected installations are exploitable without any additional configuration.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| tychesoftwares | Abandoned Cart Pro for WooCommerce | up to 10.8.0 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Abandoned Cart Pro for WooCommerce Vendortychesoftwares Affected up to 10.8.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
The sources list no fixed version for Abandoned Cart Pro for WooCommerce.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28
Timeline
- 2026-10-14 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-97657
- 2026-10-14 Alias added: GHSA-j8r3-gcq3-h8jj
- 2026-10-15 CISA SSVC decision points changed
References
More tychesoftwares vulnerabilities
- TI-2025-02538 Order Delivery Date Pro for WooCommerce < 12.3.1 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary Option Update CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2023-02798 Abandoned Cart Lite for WooCommerce <= 5.15.1 - Authentication Bypass CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2025-02560 Order Delivery Date Pro for WooCommerce < 12.4.0 - Reflected XSS CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.1
- TI-2023-00453 Print Invoice & Delivery Notes for WooCommerce < 4.7.2 - Reflected XSS CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
- TI-2025-12589 Print Invoice & Delivery Notes for WooCommerce <= 5.8.0 - Unauthenticated Remote Code Execution CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2025-02570 Order Delivery Date Pro for WooCommerce < 12.6.0 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary Post Title Disclosure CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.3
Sources
- CVE-2026-97657 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-97657 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-j8r3-gcq3-h8jj · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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