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CVE-2026-78472 – Unauthenticated SQL Injection – Ni WooCommerce Sales Report WordPress Plugin < 4.2.

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Summary

CVE-2026-78472 is an unauthenticated SQL Injection vulnerability in the Ni WooCommerce Sales Report WordPress plugin. The plugin fails to sanitize and escape the sort parameter before using it in a SQL query, allowing remote, unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary SQL commands. The flaw affects all plugin versions prior to 4.2.0 and carries a High CVSS v3.1 score of 8.6.

Technical details

  • Root cause: The plugin does not sanitize or escape a user-supplied sort parameter before concatenating it into a SQL statement used by one of its reporting features.
  • Trigger conditions: No authentication or special privileges are required; an attacker only needs network access to a WordPress site running the vulnerable plugin.
  • Attack vector: Network-based (AV:N), low attack complexity (AC:L), no privileges required (PR:N), no user interaction (UI:N).
  • Impact: Successful exploitation allows an attacker to manipulate backend SQL queries, potentially extracting sensitive data (WooCommerce order/customer records, credentials, or other database contents). The CVSS vector indicates a scope change (S:C) with high confidentiality impact and no direct integrity or availability impact.

Affected software

  • Ni WooCommerce Sales Report WordPress plugin — all versions prior to 4.2.0

Severity

  • CVSS v3.1 Base Score: 8.6 (High)
  • Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
  • CWE-89: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command (SQL Injection)

Mitigation and recommended actions

  • Immediate: Upgrade the Ni WooCommerce Sales Report plugin to version 4.2.0 or later, which sanitizes and escapes the affected parameter.
  • If patching is not immediately possible:
    • Restrict or disable access to the vulnerable plugin’s reporting functionality until the update can be applied.
    • Consider deactivating the plugin entirely if it is not business-critical.
    • Deploy a web application firewall (WAF) rule to detect and block SQL injection patterns targeting the plugin’s sort parameter as an interim measure.
    • Monitor web server and database logs for anomalous query patterns indicative of injection attempts.

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