Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
This affects WordPress WooCommerce sites using vulnerable Abandoned Cart Lite or Pro plugins. An unauthenticated attacker could save malicious script data that later runs in the admin dashboard, putting administrator sessions and site integrity at risk. The source bundle does not confirm active exploitation.
Executive priority
Treat this as a high-priority ecommerce platform issue where the plugin is present. The risk is not server takeover by itself, but script execution in an admin context can create meaningful business impact through account compromise or site manipulation.
Technical view
CVE-2019-25152 is stored XSS, CWE-79, in Abandoned Cart Lite for WooCommerce through 5.1.3 and Abandoned Cart Pro through 7.12.0. The issue is insufficient input sanitization and output escaping across multiple parameters, with script execution when an admin views dashboard content. CVSS 3.1 score is 7.2.
Likely exposure
Likely exposure is WordPress WooCommerce deployments with Abandoned Cart Lite below 5.2.0 or Abandoned Cart Pro below 7.13.0 installed. Sites without these plugins, or with versions at or above those releases, are not indicated as affected by the provided sources.
Exploitation context
The vulnerability is network-reachable and unauthenticated according to the CVSS vector and description. The bundle marks CISA KEV as false and provides no cited evidence of current active exploitation. Wordfence’s 2019 article characterizes the flaw as capable of leading to WordPress site takeovers.
Researcher notes
Evidence supports stored XSS from multiple parameters due to missing sanitization and escaping. The unusual CVSS vector lists no required user interaction, while execution is described on the admin dashboard. Validate behavior carefully against the fixed changeset and avoid assuming broader product impact beyond the named plugins and versions.
Mitigation direction
- Upgrade Abandoned Cart Lite for WooCommerce to 5.2.0 or later.
- Upgrade Abandoned Cart Pro for WooCommerce to 7.13.0 or later.
- If immediate upgrade is impossible, disable the affected plugin pending vendor guidance.
- Review WordPress admin users and recent site changes for suspicious activity.
Validation and detection
- Inventory WordPress sites for the two affected Abandoned Cart plugins.
- Confirm installed Lite version is not 5.1.3 or earlier.
- Confirm installed Pro version is not 7.12.0 or earlier.
- Check admin dashboard pages related to abandoned carts after updating.
- Review web application logs for suspicious unauthenticated submissions to plugin-controlled fields.
Public sources used
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CWE-79: User-session and phishing behavior lookup
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- High
- CVSS
- 7.2 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
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CVSS vector scores
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N3.92.7Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
7.2HighVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/a9cc5c6d-4396-4ebf-8788-f01dd9e9cfbc?source=cveCVE reference
- https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2019/03/xss-flaw-in-abandoned-cart-plugin-leads-to-wordpress-site-takeovers/CVE reference
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2033212CVE reference
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/9229CVE reference
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