CVE-2026-119163

FunnelKit Automations <= 3.8.5.2 - Unauthenticated SQL Injection via 'bwfan_cart_id' Parameter

2026-10-30 18:36
R3D

Strategic Overview

Status
Patched in 3.8.6
Affected Plugin
FunnelKit Automations – Email Marketing Automation and CRM for WordPress & WooCommerce
Affected Version
<= 3.8.5.2
CVSS
7.5High
Weakness type
CWE-89 · Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command
CVE
CVE-2026-119163
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At a glance

CVE-2026-119163 is a high-severity Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command vulnerability in the FunnelKit Automations WordPress plugin, affecting versions <= 3.8.5.2. It carries a CVSS score of 7.5 (reachable over the network; low attack complexity; high confidentiality impact). Exploitation requires no authentication. The issue is fixed in version 3.8.6; sites on affected versions should update now. Disclosed October 2026, reported by R3D.

Vulnerability Overview

The FunnelKit Automations – Email Marketing Automation and CRM for WordPress & WooCommerce plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to time-based SQL Injection via the 'bwfan_cart_id' parameter in all versions up to, and including, 3.8.5.2 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. Exploitation is a two-step persisted attack: an unauthenticated attacker submits a crafted bwfan_cart_id value during a guest Store API checkout (requiring only a publicly obtainable WooCommerce cart nonce), and the injection fires when a scheduled Action Scheduler job later reloads the stored meta upon order status transition out of pending, failed, or cancelled.

Technical Analysis

The vector marks this flaw as remotely reachable over the network, with low attack complexity — no special timing or configuration is needed, and no privileges on the target site, and no interaction from a victim user. A successful exploit has high impact on confidentiality.

CWE-89: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command

FunnelKit Automations <= 3.8.5.2 carries this weakness at bwfan_cart_id, and reaching it takes no account at all. SQL injection happens when request data is concatenated into a query instead of being bound as a parameter, letting an attacker change the structure of the statement rather than just its values.

A working injection can read any table the database user can see, which on a WordPress install means user records, password hashes and session or API secrets stored in options. For FunnelKit Automations the fix is 3.8.6: builds <= 3.8.5.2 are affected, anything from 3.8.6 onward is not.

Remediation

Update to version 3.8.6, or a newer patched version

How does WordSec protect against this?

Requests carrying this pattern arrive without a session, so nothing upstream of the firewall gets a chance to reject them: WordSec's web application firewall inspects request payloads before WordPress loads them. None of that substitutes for the fix: FunnelKit Automations 3.8.6 closes this, and updating the plugin is the step that ends it.

  • Firewall
  • Login Security
  • Alerts

External References

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-119163https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/22399b2a-75e5-428d-a9a2-8b42e23c1825https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-119163

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