CVE-2026-12585: CWE-287 Improper Authentication in Abandoned Cart Lite for WooCommerce
The Abandoned Cart Lite for WooCommerce WordPress plugin before 6.8.2 does not protect the integrity of its cart-recovery tokens or bind them to the requesting account, allowing unauthenticated attackers to forge a recovery link that logs them in as another user when the automatic-login option is enabled.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2026-12585 is an improper authentication vulnerability (CWE-287) in the Abandoned Cart Lite for WooCommerce plugin for WordPress. Versions prior to 6.8.2 fail to ensure the integrity and user-binding of cart-recovery tokens. This allows unauthenticated attackers to create forged recovery links that, if the automatic-login feature is enabled, result in unauthorized login as another user. No CVSS score or official patch information is currently available.
Potential Impact
An attacker can gain unauthorized access to another user's account by exploiting the token forgery vulnerability when automatic-login is enabled. This compromises user account confidentiality and potentially allows unauthorized actions under the victim's identity.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is released, consider disabling the automatic-login option to prevent exploitation of this vulnerability.
CVE-2026-12585: CWE-287 Improper Authentication in Abandoned Cart Lite for WooCommerce
Description
The Abandoned Cart Lite for WooCommerce WordPress plugin before 6.8.2 does not protect the integrity of its cart-recovery tokens or bind them to the requesting account, allowing unauthenticated attackers to forge a recovery link that logs them in as another user when the automatic-login option is enabled.
CVSS v3.1
Score 8.1high
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-12585 is an improper authentication vulnerability (CWE-287) in the Abandoned Cart Lite for WooCommerce plugin for WordPress. Versions prior to 6.8.2 fail to ensure the integrity and user-binding of cart-recovery tokens. This allows unauthenticated attackers to create forged recovery links that, if the automatic-login feature is enabled, result in unauthorized login as another user. No CVSS score or official patch information is currently available.
Potential Impact
An attacker can gain unauthorized access to another user's account by exploiting the token forgery vulnerability when automatic-login is enabled. This compromises user account confidentiality and potentially allows unauthorized actions under the victim's identity.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is released, consider disabling the automatic-login option to prevent exploitation of this vulnerability.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- WPScan
- Date Reserved
- 2026-06-18T07:06:18.053Z
- Cvss Version
- null
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
Threat ID: 6a5877a968715ace43806862
Added to database: 07/16/2026, 06:18:17 UTC
Last enriched: 07/16/2026, 06:33:00 UTC
Last updated: 07/16/2026, 23:08:44 UTC
Views: 11
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