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CVE-2025-39496: SQL Injection Vulnerability in WooBeWoo Product Filter Pro

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Overview

The CVE-2025-39496 vulnerability is an SQL Injection flaw that impacts the WooBeWoo Product Filter Pro plugin, a popular filtering tool for WooCommerce stores. This severe vulnerability could lead to a potential system compromise or data leakage if exploited. As WooCommerce is widely used across numerous online stores, this vulnerability could impact a significant number of users and businesses globally, underlining its criticality and the necessity for swift mitigation.

Vulnerability Summary

CVE ID: CVE-2025-39496
Severity: Critical (CVSS: 9.3)
Attack Vector: Network
Privileges Required: None
User Interaction: None
Impact: Potential system compromise or data leakage

Affected Products

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Product | Affected Versions

WooBeWoo Product Filter Pro | Before 2.9.6

How the Exploit Works

This vulnerability stems from the improper neutralization of special elements used in an SQL command, allowing an attacker to control the structure of the SQL query. This could potentially allow the attacker to manipulate, extract, or delete data from the database. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a specially crafted web request containing malicious SQL statements to the affected system.

Conceptual Example Code

Below is a conceptual example of how the vulnerability might be exploited. The example is a sample HTTP request that includes a malicious SQL statement in the payload.

POST /product/filter HTTP/1.1
Host: target.example.com
Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded
filter_category=' OR '1'='1'; DROP TABLE users; --

The malicious payload in the above example would cause the application to return all product categories as the ‘OR ‘1’=’1” statement is always true. The ‘DROP TABLE users’ command would then delete the users table from the database.

Mitigation Guidance

To mitigate this vulnerability, users are advised to apply the vendor patch as soon as possible. In the interim, a Web Application Firewall (WAF) or Intrusion Detection System (IDS) can be used to detect and block malicious SQL Injection attempts. Regular audits of system logs can also help identify any unauthorised access attempts.

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Disclaimer:

The information and code presented in this article are provided for educational and defensive cybersecurity purposes only. Any conceptual or pseudocode examples are simplified representations intended to raise awareness and promote secure development and system configuration practices.

Do not use this information to attempt unauthorized access or exploit vulnerabilities on systems that you do not own or have explicit permission to test.

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