# CVE-2023-44986: WordPress Abandoned Cart Lite for WooCommerce Plugin <= 5.15.2 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)

> Authenticated administrators can inject malicious scripts into the Abandoned Cart Lite for WooCommerce plugin, potentially compromising user sessions.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.9 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 16 Oct 2023
- **Updated:** 28 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-gc7q-964p-3f2q

## What is CVE-2023-44986?

CVE-2023-44986 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Tyche Softwares Abandoned Cart Lite for WooCommerce, published on 16 Oct 2023. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Auth. (admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Tyche Softwares Abandoned Cart Lite for WooCommerce plugin <= 5.15.2 versions.

Weakness: CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-44986?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Tychesoftwares Abandoned Cart Lite for Woocommerce.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-44986?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-44986 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-44986 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-44986 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Tyche Softwares Abandoned Cart Lite for WooCommerce

- [CVE-2023-2986](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-2986/): Abandoned Cart Lite for WooCommerce <= 5.15.1 - Authentication Bypass (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2019-25152](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-25152/): Cross-site scripting in Abandoned Cart Lite for WooCommerce (high 7.2)
- [CVE-2021-4414](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-4414/): Abandoned Cart Lite for WooCommerce <= 5.8.5 - Cross-Site Request Forgery Bypass (medium 4.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-44986 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-44986 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Tyche Softwares Abandoned Cart Lite for WooCommerce, published on 16 Oct 2023. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-44986 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Tyche Softwares Abandoned Cart Lite for WooCommerce. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-44986/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-44986/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-44986
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-44986
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-44986

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-44986/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.