CVE-2026-56067
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 · uneditedUnauthenticated SQL Injection in JetSmartFilters <= 3.8.3 versions.
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 confidenceUnauthenticated SQL injection vulnerability in JetSmartFilters WordPress plugin versions 3.8.3 and below allows remote attackers to inject malicious SQL queries via unsanitized input parameters without requiring any authentication credentials.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
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
- Changed
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:L
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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Verify JetSmartFilters plugin is installedCheck the WordPress plugins directory for the jet-smart-filters folder: look in wp-content/plugins/ for a folder named jet-smart-filters or check via WP admin under Plugins > Installed PluginsAffected if The jet-smart-filters folder does not exist in the plugins directory
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Identify the installed versionOpen the main plugin file (typically jet-smart-filters.php) or the readme.txt file in the plugin folder and locate the version declaration headerAffected if The version number found is 3.8.3 or lower, or if no version can be determined and the plugin is present
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Confirm the plugin is activeCheck WordPress database in wp_options table for option_name 'active_plugins', or view the Plugins page in WordPress admin dashboardAffected if JetSmartFilters appears in the list of active plugins and is enabled on the site
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Identify exposed filter endpointsReview plugin source code for filter AJAX handlers or public-facing endpoints (look for wp_ajax_ and wp_ajax_nopriv_ hooks in the plugin PHP files)Affected if The plugin registers AJAX or public endpoints that handle user-supplied parameters without authentication requirement
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Check for unsanitized parameter usageSearch plugin PHP files for direct use of $_GET, $_POST, or $_REQUEST variables in SQL queries without prepare() or sanitization functionsAffected if Code review reveals SQL queries built using unsanitized user input from request parameters
The site is affected if JetSmartFilters plugin is installed, active, and running version 3.8.3 or below with publicly accessible filter endpoints that process SQL queries via unsanitized input parameters.
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.
dbcve · scopedUpgrade JetSmartFilters to the latest version beyond 3.8.3. If no patched version is available, disable the plugin or implement a WAF rule to block SQL injection attack patterns until a fix is released.
Latest available version of JetSmartFilters (newer than 3.8.3)
- Check the current version of JetSmartFilters plugin installed on your WordPress site
- Navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins in WordPress admin
- If JetSmartFilters version is 3.8.3 or lower, update to the latest available version from the WordPress plugin repository
- After updating, verify the new version number in the Plugins list
- Test critical filter functionality on the frontend to ensure the update did not break existing features
- Check JetSmartFilters changelog or Crocoblock official channels for specific version containing the security fix
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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- Implementation8.0 h
- Testing4.0 h
- Review / QA3.0 h
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
Primary sourcesPractitioner notes
ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2026-56067 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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