CVE-2025-2317
📋 TL;DR
The Product Filter by WBW WordPress plugin contains a time-based SQL injection vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary SQL queries. This can lead to extraction of sensitive database information like user credentials, payment data, or other confidential content. All WordPress sites using this plugin up to version 2.7.9 are affected.
💻 Affected Systems
- Product Filter by WBW 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 including administrator credentials, sensitive customer data, payment information, and potential privilege escalation leading to full site takeover.
Likely Case
Data exfiltration of user information, product data, and potentially administrative credentials leading to unauthorized access.
If Mitigated
Limited information disclosure if database contains minimal sensitive data and proper network segmentation exists.
🎯 Exploit Status
Time-based SQL injection requires automated tools but is well-documented and easily weaponized.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: 2.8.0 or later
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins → Installed Plugins. 3. Find 'Product Filter by WBW'. 4. Click 'Update Now' if update available. 5. If no update appears, manually download version 2.8.0+ from WordPress.org and replace plugin files.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Disable vulnerable plugin
allTemporarily deactivate the Product Filter by WBW plugin until patched
wp plugin deactivate woo-product-filter
Web Application Firewall rule
allBlock requests containing suspicious SQL injection patterns targeting the filtersDataBackend parameter
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement strict input validation and sanitization for all user-supplied parameters
- Deploy a web application firewall with SQL injection protection rules
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin panel → Plugins → Product Filter by WBW → Version number. If version is 2.7.9 or lower, you are vulnerable.Check Version:
wp plugin get woo-product-filter --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
Verify plugin version is 2.8.0 or higher in WordPress admin panel. Test the product filter functionality to ensure it still works properly.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual database query patterns
- Multiple requests with SQL-like patterns in parameters
- Requests to /wp-admin/admin-ajax.php with filtersDataBackend parameter containing SQL keywords
Network Indicators:
- Repeated requests with time delays (SLEEP, WAITFOR, BENCHMARK commands)
- Unusual parameter values in POST requests to WordPress admin endpoints
SIEM Query:
source="web_logs" AND (uri_path="*admin-ajax.php*" OR uri_path="*wp-admin*" OR uri_path="*wp-json*") AND (param_name="filtersDataBackend" OR param_value CONTAINS "SLEEP" OR param_value CONTAINS "WAITFOR" OR param_value CONTAINS "BENCHMARK")🔗 References
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/woo-product-filter/tags/2.7.8/modules/meta/models/meta_values.php#L163
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/woo-product-filter/tags/2.7.8/modules/meta/models/meta_values.php#L174
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/329aae11-a141-4c61-8198-1cd8e4e6bfea?source=cve
