Cyber Resilience

CVE-2026-2232

High

Published: 19 February 2026

Published
19 February 2026
Modified
15 April 2026
KEV Added
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Patch
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CVSS Score v3.1 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
EPSS Score 0.0014 33.2th percentile
Risk Priority 15 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Summary

CVE-2026-2232 is a high-severity SQL Injection (CWE-89) vulnerability in Wordpress (inferred from references). Its CVSS base score is 7.5 (High).

Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Exploit Public-Facing Application (T1190); ranked at the 33.2th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

The strongest mitigations our analysis identified are NIST 800-53 SI-10 (Information Input Validation) and SI-2 (Flaw Remediation).

Deeper analysis

CVE-2026-2232 is a time-based SQL injection vulnerability in the Product Table and List Builder for WooCommerce Lite plugin for WordPress, affecting all versions up to and including 4.6.2. The issue stems from insufficient escaping of the user-supplied 'search' parameter combined with a lack of sufficient preparation in the existing SQL query, allowing attackers to append additional SQL queries.

Unauthenticated attackers can exploit this vulnerability over the network with low attack complexity, requiring no privileges or user interaction. Successful exploitation enables the extraction of sensitive information from the database. The vulnerability has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.5 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N) and is associated with CWE-89 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command).

References highlight vulnerable code locations in the plugin's search.php file, specifically lines 549, 574, and 598 in version tag 4.6.2 and corresponding lines in the trunk.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability details

The Product Table and List Builder for WooCommerce Lite plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to time-based SQL Injection via the 'search' parameter in all versions up to, and including, 4.6.2 due to insufficient escaping on the user supplied parameter and…

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lack of sufficient preparation on the existing SQL query. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to append additional SQL queries into already existing queries that can be used to extract sensitive information from the database.

CWE(s)
CWE-89

Related Threats

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise TechniquesAI

T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application Initial Access
Adversaries may attempt to exploit a weakness in an Internet-facing host or system to initially access a network.
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Why these techniques?

Direct unauthenticated SQL injection in public-facing WordPress plugin enables remote exploitation for database data extraction.

Confidence: HIGH · MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v18.1

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CVE-2026-39334Shared CWE-89
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CVE-2026-20002Shared CWE-89
CVE-2025-1446Shared CWE-89
CVE-2025-22699Shared CWE-89
CVE-2026-36232Shared CWE-89
CVE-2026-31871Shared CWE-89
CVE-2026-33078Shared CWE-89
CVE-2026-46359Shared CWE-89
CVE-2025-22691Shared CWE-89

Affected Assets

Wordpress
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inferred from references and description; NVD did not file a CPE for this CVE

Mitigating Controls

Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI

SI-10 Information Input Validation good match
prevent

Directly prevents time-based SQL injection by enforcing validation and sanitization of the user-supplied 'search' parameter before inclusion in SQL queries.

SI-2 Flaw Remediation good match
prevent

Requires timely patching or updating of the vulnerable Product Table and List Builder plugin beyond version 4.6.2 to remediate the insufficient escaping flaw.

RA-5 Vulnerability Monitoring and Scanning partial match
detect

Vulnerability scanning identifies SQL injection flaws like CVE-2026-2232 in WordPress plugins, enabling proactive remediation.

References