Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
This is a WordPress plugin CSRF issue affecting Abandoned Cart Recovery for WooCommerce through version 1.0.4. An attacker would need to trick a logged-in site administrator into clicking or loading a crafted request. Reported impact is limited, but it can still cause unintended admin-side actions.
Executive priority
Treat as a routine but time-bound WordPress hygiene item. It is not evidenced as actively exploited, but vulnerable ecommerce admin surfaces should be cleaned up promptly because administrator interaction can trigger unauthorized changes.
Technical view
The sources describe missing or incorrect nonce validation in get_items() and extra_tablenav(). The CVSS 3.1 score is 4.3, with network access, low attack complexity, no attacker privileges, required user interaction, unchanged scope, low integrity impact, and no confidentiality or availability impact.
Likely exposure
Exposure is limited to WordPress/WooCommerce sites running the villatheme Abandoned Cart Recovery for WooCommerce plugin at version 1.0.4 or earlier. The attack depends on an authenticated administrator interacting with a forged request.
Exploitation context
The bundle does not show CISA KEV listing or active exploitation evidence. Exploitation is user-interaction dependent and requires persuading an administrator to act while authenticated. No exploit procedure is provided in the cited sources.
Researcher notes
The source bundle names get_items() and extra_tablenav() as affected by nonce validation flaws. Evidence supports CSRF with required admin interaction, but does not provide confirmed exploitation in the wild or a named fixed version in the supplied data.
Mitigation direction
- Inventory WordPress sites for the affected plugin and version.
- Update the plugin to a vendor-supported non-vulnerable release if available.
- Disable or remove the plugin where it is not business-critical.
- Review vendor, WordPress.org, and Wordfence guidance for fixed-version confirmation.
- Remind administrators not to open untrusted links while logged into WordPress.
Validation and detection
- Confirm whether Abandoned Cart Recovery for WooCommerce is installed.
- Record the installed plugin version on each WordPress site.
- Verify versions greater than 1.0.4 or vendor-confirmed fixed status.
- Check admin-facing functions for nonce validation in any maintained fork.
- Review logs for unusual admin-side requests around plugin administration pages.
Public sources used
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- Medium
- CVSS
- 4.3 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/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:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N2.81.4Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
4.3MediumVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/45b627f9-e7c6-4bf6-b1c7-d607f3e083f8?source=cveCVE reference
- https://blog.nintechnet.com/25-wordpress-plugins-vulnerable-to-csrf-attacks/CVE reference
- https://blog.nintechnet.com/more-wordpress-plugins-and-themes-vulnerable-to-csrf-attacks/CVE reference
- https://blog.nintechnet.com/multiple-wordpress-plugins-fixed-csrf-vulnerabilities-part-3/CVE reference
- https://blog.nintechnet.com/multiple-wordpress-plugins-fixed-csrf-vulnerabilities-part-2/CVE reference
- https://blog.nintechnet.com/multiple-wordpress-plugins-fixed-csrf-vulnerabilities-part-1/CVE reference
- https://blog.nintechnet.com/multiple-wordpress-plugins-fixed-csrf-vulnerabilities-part-5/CVE reference
- https://blog.nintechnet.com/multiple-wordpress-plugins-fixed-csrf-vulnerabilities-part-4/CVE reference
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=2550169%40woo-abandoned-cart-recovery&new=2550169%40woo-abandoned-cart-recovery&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=CVE reference
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Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) represents a recurring weakness pattern that can create exploitable paths when design, validation, or implementation controls are missing.