CVE-2026-3830
Published: 13 April 2026
Summary
CVE-2026-3830 is a high-severity SQL Injection (CWE-89) vulnerability. Its CVSS base score is 8.6 (High).
Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Exploit Public-Facing Application (T1190); ranked at the 27.6th 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-2026-3830 is a SQL injection vulnerability affecting the Product Filter for WooCommerce by WBW WordPress plugin in versions before 3.1.3. The plugin fails to sanitize and escape a parameter before using it in a SQL statement, enabling injection attacks. Published on 2026-04-13, it carries a CVSS v3.1 base score of 8.6 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N) and maps to CWE-89.
Unauthenticated attackers can exploit this vulnerability remotely over the network with low attack complexity and no user interaction. Exploitation allows SQL injection, resulting in high confidentiality impacts across the affected component's scope, such as unauthorized extraction of sensitive data from the database.
The WPScan advisory at https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/768014fd-0403-4182-b19e-3d46c92d8755/ provides further details. Mitigation requires updating to version 3.1.3 or later.
OWASP Top 10 for Web (2025)
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2026-21881
Vulnerability details
The Product Filter for WooCommerce by WBW WordPress plugin before 3.1.3 does not sanitize and escape a parameter before using it in a SQL statement, allowing unauthenticated users to perform SQL injection attacks
- CWE(s)
Related Threats
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise TechniquesAI
Why these techniques?
SQL injection in public-facing WordPress plugin enables remote unauthenticated exploitation (T1190) and direct unauthorized database data extraction (T1213.006).
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Mitigating Controls
Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI
Information Input Validation directly prevents SQL injection by requiring sanitization and escaping of parameters before use in SQL statements.
Flaw Remediation ensures timely patching of the vulnerable WooCommerce plugin to version 3.1.3 or later, eliminating the SQL injection vulnerability.
Vulnerability Monitoring and Scanning identifies SQL injection flaws in third-party plugins like this one, enabling proactive detection and remediation.