Summary
CVE-2026-95601 is a critical, unauthenticated SQL injection vulnerability in the Product Filter by WBW WordPress plugin, affecting all versions up to and including 3.1.7. The flaw allows a remote, unauthenticated attacker to inject arbitrary SQL through the plugin’s filtering functionality, potentially exposing the entire WordPress database. It carries a CVSS v3.1 base score of 9.3 (Critical).
Technical details
- Root cause: The plugin fails to properly sanitize and escape a user-supplied parameter before using it in a SQL query.
- Trigger conditions: No authentication or user interaction is required; the vulnerable parameter can be reached by any unauthenticated visitor to the site.
- Attack vector: Network — the vulnerable endpoint is exposed on the public-facing WordPress/WooCommerce site wherever the plugin’s product filter functionality is active.
- Impact: Successful exploitation can allow an attacker to read sensitive data from the WordPress database (including user accounts and private data); the CVSS vector also reflects a low availability impact.
Affected software
- Product Filter by WBW (WordPress/WooCommerce plugin, formerly "Product Filter for WooCommerce by WBW") — all versions <= 3.1.7
Severity
- CVSS v3.1 Base Score: 9.3 (Critical)
- Vector:
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:L
Mitigation and recommended actions
- Immediate: Update the Product Filter by WBW plugin to version 3.1.8 or later, where the SQL injection has been fixed.
- If patching is not immediately possible: Consider disabling or removing the plugin until it can be updated, and deploy a web application firewall (WAF) rule to block SQL injection patterns targeting the plugin’s filter parameters as a temporary compensating control.

