# CVE-2026-65557: Tychesoftwares Abandoned Cart Lite for WooCommerce XSS

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-65557-tychesoftwares-abandoned-cart-lite-for-woocommerce-xss  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2026-07-27. Updated: 2026-07-27  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2026-65557 · Severity: medium · CVSS 5.9 · Published 2026-07-27

Abandoned Cart Lite for WooCommerce is a WordPress plugin used by online stores to recover lost sales by tracking and emailing customers who leave items in their shopping carts. A security vulnerability in versions 6.8.0 and earlier allows a user with 'Shop Manager' privileges to inject malicious scripts into the website. If an administrator or another user views the affected area, these scripts could be used to redirect visitors to malicious sites, display unauthorized advertisements, or perform actions on behalf of the victim.

Technologies: [Tyche Softwares Abandoned Cart Lite for WooCommerce](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/abandoned-cart-lite-for-woocommerce). Vendors: [Tyche Softwares](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/tyche-softwares).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2026-65557 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-65557 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2026-65557?** Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 5.9, published 27 July 2026.

**Which products and versions are affected?** Tyche Softwares Abandoned Cart Lite for WooCommerce <= 6.8.0.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2026-65557?** A patch was published on 2026-07-27: Version 6.8.1 released to address the vulnerability Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**How is CVE-2026-65557 attacked?** It is attacked over the network, in a software library.

**Am I affected by CVE-2026-65557?** Check whether you run Tyche Softwares Abandoned Cart Lite for WooCommerce at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## Technical details

A Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in the Abandoned Cart Lite for WooCommerce plugin for WordPress (versions <= 6.8.0). The flaw is due to improper neutralization of input during web page generation (CWE-79). An attacker with 'Shop Manager' or higher privileges can inject malicious HTML or JavaScript payloads that execute in the context of a victim's browser, typically requiring a more privileged user (like an Administrator) to interact with a specific page or link. This is classified as a stored XSS vulnerability with a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.9. The issue is resolved in version 6.8.1.

## Affected products

- Tychesoftwares Abandoned Cart Lite for WooCommerce <= 6.8.0

## Timeline

- 2026-06-09: other: Reported by researcher Ananda Dhakal via Patchstack
- 2026-07-24: advisory: Patchstack advisory published
- 2026-07-27: disclosed: CVE published to NVD dataset
- 2026-07-27: patched: Version 6.8.1 released to address the vulnerability

## References

- [https://wordpress.org/plugins](https://wordpress.org/plugins)
- [https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/woocommerce-abandoned-cart/vulnerability/wordpress-abandoned-cart-lite-for-woocommerce-plugin-6-8-0-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve](https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/woocommerce-abandoned-cart/vulnerability/wordpress-abandoned-cart-lite-for-woocommerce-plugin-6-8-0-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve)

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