CVE-2026-97668 Abandoned Cart Pro for WooCommerce <= 10.8.0 - Unauthenticated SQL Injection via Guest Persistent Cart meta_value
Unauthenticated attackers can inject SQL to extract data or escalate privileges to administrator via the guest cart meta_value field.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-97668?
CVE-2026-97668 is a critical SQL injection vulnerability in Tyche Softwares Abandoned Cart Pro for WooCommerce, published on 14 Oct 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Abandoned Cart Pro for WooCommerce plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to SQL Injection via the guest cart persistent meta_value in all versions up to, and including, 10.8.0 due to insufficient escaping on user supplied data and lack of sufficient preparation on the existing SQL query in the update_guest_persistent_cart() function. The abandoned_cart_info value, populated from attacker-controlled checkout fields such as the SMS consent field, is passed through stripslashes() and concatenated directly into an UPDATE statement while the adjacent SELECT and INSERT use prepared statements. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to append additional SQL to the query. Because the sink is an UPDATE ... SET on the wp_usermeta table, the injection can both extract sensitive information from the database via time-based blind techniques and modify usermeta rows; it has been demonstrated to escalate an arbitrary account to administrator by writing a wp_capabilities row that shadows the legitimate one.
Weakness: CWE-89
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-97668?
How do I fix CVE-2026-97668?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-97668 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Use parameterised queries everywhere and never build SQL by joining strings. Upgrade affected software first; a web application firewall only buys time. More about SQL injection.
Is CVE-2026-97668 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-97668 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-xc7m-7p9h-4hfm.