CVE-2026-2232 – This vulnerability allows unauthenticated attac... (How to Fix)

Q: What is the severity of CVE-2026-2232?

CVE-2026-2232 has a CVSS score of 7.5 (HIGH). This vulnerability allows unauthenticated attackers to perform time-based SQL injection attacks through the 'search' parameter in the Product Table and List Builder for WooCommerce Lite WordPress plugin. Attackers can extract sensitive information from the database by injecting malicious SQL queries. All WordPress sites using vulnerable versions of this plugin are affected.

📋 TL;DR

This vulnerability allows unauthenticated attackers to perform time-based SQL injection attacks through the 'search' parameter in the Product Table and List Builder for WooCommerce Lite WordPress plugin. Attackers can extract sensitive information from the database by injecting malicious SQL queries. All WordPress sites using vulnerable versions of this plugin are affected.

💻 Affected Systems

Products:

Product Table and List Builder for WooCommerce Lite WordPress plugin

Versions: All versions up to and including 4.6.2

Operating Systems: Any OS running WordPress

Default Config Vulnerable: ⚠️ Yes

Notes: Only affects WordPress installations with the vulnerable plugin activated. WooCommerce itself is not vulnerable.

⚠️ 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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Recommended Actions:

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

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Worst Case

Complete database compromise including extraction of sensitive user data, admin credentials, payment information, and potential privilege escalation.

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Likely Case

Data exfiltration of product information, user emails, and potentially hashed passwords from the WordPress database.

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If Mitigated

Limited information disclosure if database permissions are properly restricted and sensitive data is encrypted.

🌐 Internet-Facing: HIGH - WordPress plugins are typically internet-facing and this vulnerability requires no authentication.

🏢 Internal Only: MEDIUM - Internal systems using the plugin could still be exploited by internal threats or compromised accounts.

🎯 Exploit Status

Public PoC: ✅ No

Weaponized: LIKELY

Unauthenticated Exploit: ⚠️ Yes

Complexity: LOW

Time-based SQL injection is well-documented and tools like sqlmap can automate exploitation. The vulnerability is in a search function which is commonly accessible.

🛠️ Fix & Mitigation

✅ Official Fix

Patch Version: Version 4.6.3 or later

Vendor Advisory: https://wordpress.org/plugins/wc-product-table-lite/#developers

Restart Required: No

Instructions:

1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Go to Plugins → Installed Plugins. 3. Find 'Product Table and List Builder for WooCommerce Lite'. 4. Click 'Update Now' if available. 5. If no update appears, manually download version 4.6.3+ from WordPress.org and replace the plugin files.

🔧 Temporary Workarounds

Disable vulnerable plugin

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Temporarily deactivate the plugin until patched

wp plugin deactivate wc-product-table-lite

Web Application Firewall rule

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Block SQL injection patterns in the search parameter

ModSecurity rule: SecRule ARGS:search "@detectSQLi" "id:1001,phase:2,deny,status:403"

🧯 If You Can't Patch

Implement network-level restrictions to limit access to WordPress admin and plugin functions
Enable database query logging and monitoring for suspicious SQL patterns

🔍 How to Verify

Check if Vulnerable:

Check WordPress admin → Plugins → Product Table and List Builder for WooCommerce Lite → Version. If version is 4.6.2 or lower, you are vulnerable.

Check Version:

wp plugin get wc-product-table-lite --field=version

Verify Fix Applied:

After updating, verify the plugin version shows 4.6.3 or higher in WordPress admin.

📡 Detection & Monitoring

Log Indicators:

Unusually long search queries
Multiple SQL error messages in WordPress debug logs
Repeated requests with SQL keywords in search parameter

Network Indicators:

HTTP POST requests to */wp-admin/admin-ajax.php* with 'search' parameter containing SQL syntax
Abnormal response timing patterns indicating time-based SQL injection

SIEM Query:

source="wordpress.log" AND ("SQL syntax" OR "search%" AND (SELECT OR UNION OR SLEEP OR BENCHMARK))

📊 Metadata

CVE ID: CVE-2026-2232

CVSS v3 Score: 7.5 (HIGH)

CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

CWE: CWE-89

Published: February 19, 2026

Last Updated: February 20, 2026

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