CVE-2025-47608
📋 TL;DR
This SQL injection vulnerability in the Recover abandoned cart for WooCommerce WordPress plugin allows attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands on the database. It affects all WordPress sites using this plugin from any version up to 2.5. Attackers could steal sensitive data, modify database contents, or potentially gain administrative access.
💻 Affected Systems
- Recover abandoned cart for WooCommerce WordPress plugin
⚠️ Manual Verification Required
This CVE does not have specific version information in our database, so automatic vulnerability detection cannot determine if your system is affected.
Why? The CVE database entry doesn't specify which versions are vulnerable (no version ranges provided by the vendor/NVD).
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- Review the CVE details at NVD
- Check vendor security advisories for your specific version
- Test if the vulnerability is exploitable in your environment
- Consider updating to the latest version as a precaution
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Complete database compromise leading to data theft, privilege escalation to WordPress administrator, and potential server takeover if database user has elevated privileges.
Likely Case
Data exfiltration of WooCommerce customer information, order details, and potentially WordPress user credentials.
If Mitigated
Limited impact with proper input validation, parameterized queries, and database user privilege restrictions in place.
🎯 Exploit Status
SQL injection vulnerabilities are commonly weaponized quickly. The CVE description suggests unauthenticated access to the vulnerable endpoint.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: 2.6 or later
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins → Installed Plugins. 3. Find 'Recover abandoned cart for WooCommerce'. 4. Click 'Update Now' if update is available. 5. Alternatively, download version 2.6+ from WordPress.org and manually update.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Disable vulnerable plugin
allTemporarily disable the plugin until patched version is available
wp plugin deactivate recover-wc-abandoned-cart
Web Application Firewall rule
allBlock SQL injection patterns targeting the plugin endpoints
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement strict input validation and parameterized queries in custom code
- Restrict database user privileges to minimum required permissions
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin → Plugins → Recover abandoned cart for WooCommerce version numberCheck Version:
wp plugin list --name='recover-wc-abandoned-cart' --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
Verify plugin version is 2.6 or higher in WordPress admin panel📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual SQL queries in database logs
- Multiple failed login attempts from single IP
- Unexpected database errors in WordPress debug logs
Network Indicators:
- HTTP requests with SQL injection patterns to /wp-content/plugins/recover-wc-abandoned-cart/ endpoints
SIEM Query:
source="web_logs" AND uri="*recover-wc-abandoned-cart*" AND (query="*UNION*" OR query="*SELECT*" OR query="*INSERT*" OR query="*DELETE*")