CVE-2026-4798
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedThe Avada Builder plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to time-based SQL Injection via the ‘product_order’ parameter in all versions up to, and including, 3.15.1 due to insufficient escaping on the user supplied parameter and 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. Note: The vulnerability can only be exploited if WooCommerce was previously used and then deactivated.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceThe Avada Builder WordPress plugin has a time-based SQL Injection vulnerability in versions up to 3.15.1. The 'product_order' parameter is not properly escaped and the existing SQL query lacks prepared statements, allowing unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary SQL. Exploitation requires WooCommerce to have been previously installed and then deactivated.
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CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Confirm Avada Builder is installedIn WordPress admin, go to Plugins > Installed Plugins and locate 'Avada Builder'. Check the version number displayed under the plugin name.Affected if The installed version is 3.15.1 or earlier (versions up to and including 3.15.1 are affected)
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Verify WooCommerce installation statusCheck WordPress plugins page for WooCommerce. Look for it in the plugins list - it may show as deactivated. Alternatively, check the wp_options database table for WooCommerce-related records that indicate prior installation.Affected if WooCommerce was previously installed and is now deactivated (this condition must be true for the vulnerability to be exploitable)
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Check for Avada Builder's WooCommerce integrationIf Avada Builder is active, navigate to Avada > WooCommerce in the WordPress admin dashboard. Look for any product order or product grid settings that utilize the 'product_order' parameter.Affected if The product_order parameter is exposed through Avada Builder's WooCommerce integration and the site uses product ordering features
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Review web server logs for SQL injection attemptsExamine HTTP access logs for requests containing 'product_order' parameter with suspicious SQL payloads, especially time-based sleep() or benchmark() functions commonly used in SQLi exploitation.Affected if Malicious SQL injection attempts targeting the product_order parameter are present in logs
A user is affected if Avada Builder version 3.15.1 or earlier is installed, WooCommerce was previously installed and is now deactivated, and the product_order parameter is accessible through Avada Builder's WooCommerce integration.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataUpdate Avada Builder to version 3.15.2 or later. If immediate update is not possible, consider disabling the plugin or implementing a WAF rule to block SQLi attempts on the product_order parameter.
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