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CVE-2021-4414: Abandoned Cart Lite for WooCommerce <= 5.8.5 - Cross-Site Request Forgery Bypass

The Abandoned Cart Lite for WooCommerce plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in versions up to, and including, 5.8.5. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the wcal_preview_emails() function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to generate email preview templates via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.

MediumCVSS 4.3Not KEV-listedUpdated
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Security readout for executives and security teams

Plain-English summary

This WordPress WooCommerce plugin flaw lets an attacker abuse an administrator's browser to trigger email preview generation. It requires tricking an admin into taking an action, and sources describe limited integrity impact, not data theft or service outage.

Executive priority

Treat as a moderate WordPress maintenance issue. Prioritize ecommerce sites using this plugin, but it is below emergency patch level unless local evidence shows suspicious admin-targeted activity.

Technical view

Abandoned Cart Lite for WooCommerce through 5.8.5 lacks or misapplies nonce validation in wcal_preview_emails(). The issue is CWE-352 CSRF: network reachable, no attacker authentication, user interaction required, CVSS 3.1 score 4.3.

Likely exposure

Exposure is limited to WordPress sites running Abandoned Cart Lite for WooCommerce up to and including 5.8.5. Sites without the plugin, or outside the stated affected range, are not indicated as vulnerable by the bundle.

Exploitation context

The provided sources do not show active exploitation, and the CVE is not in KEV. Exploitation depends on convincing a site administrator with an active session to submit a forged request.

Researcher notes

The bundle identifies a nonce validation failure in wcal_preview_emails() and limited integrity impact. It does not provide evidence of broad exploitation, privilege escalation, data disclosure, or availability impact.

Mitigation direction

  • Inventory WordPress sites for Abandoned Cart Lite for WooCommerce installations.
  • Upgrade the plugin beyond version 5.8.5 where vendor guidance supports it.
  • Review vendor and WordPress plugin guidance for the fixed release details.
  • Limit administrator browsing from authenticated WordPress sessions where practical.

Validation and detection

  • Check installed plugin name and version on each WordPress site.
  • Confirm whether wcal_preview_emails() is present in deployed plugin code.
  • Verify the installed version is not up to and including 5.8.5.
  • Review logs for unusual admin-triggered email preview activity if available.
Prepared
Confidence
high
Sources
5

Public sources used

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Potential ATT&CK relevance

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CWE-352: User-session and phishing behavior lookup

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Vulnerability profileCVE Program record
Severity
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

Official CVE source material

CNA and ADP enrichment extracted from CVE v5

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1CVSS vectors
0Timeline events
0ADP providers
10Source links

CVSS vector scores

1 official score

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ScoreVersionSeverityVectorExploitImpactSource
4.3CVSS 3.1MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N2.81.4Primary CVE score

Vulnerability scoring details

Base CVSS 3.1 score

4.3Medium
CVSS 3.1 vector shape for CVE-2021-4414Attack VectorAttack ComplexityPrivileges RequiredUser InteractionScopeConfidentiality ImpactIntegrity ImpactAvailability Impact

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Attack Vector
NetworkAdjacentLocalPhysical
Attack Complexity
LowHigh
Privileges Required
NoneLowHigh
User Interaction
NoneRequired
Scope
ChangedUnchanged
Confidentiality Impact
HighLowNone
Integrity Impact
HighLowNone
Availability Impact
HighLowNone

Source materials

Affected products

Products and packages named in the record

VendorProductVersion / packageStatus
tychesoftwaresAbandoned Cart Lite for WooCommerce0unaffected
Weakness

CWE details

CWE-352

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