CVE-2026-57787: CWS SVGicons SQL Injection Vulnerability

CVE-2026-57787 Overview

CVE-2026-57787 is a blind SQL injection vulnerability in the CreativeWS CWS SVGicons WordPress plugin. The flaw affects all versions of cws-svgicons up to and including 1.5.5. The vulnerability stems from improper neutralization of special elements used in an SQL command [CWE-89].

An authenticated attacker with low privileges can inject crafted SQL statements through the plugin. Because the injection is blind, attackers infer results from response timing or boolean conditions. Successful exploitation can lead to unauthorized data disclosure and partial impact on availability across a changed security scope.

Critical Impact
Authenticated attackers can extract sensitive database contents from WordPress sites running CWS SVGicons <= 1.5.5 and disrupt dependent services.

Affected Products

CreativeWS CWS SVGicons WordPress plugin versions up to and including 1.5.5
WordPress sites with the cws-svgicons plugin installed and activated
Downstream components sharing the WordPress database backend

Discovery Timeline

2026-07-13 - CVE-2026-57787 published to NVD
2026-07-13 - Last updated in NVD database

Technical Details for CVE-2026-57787

Vulnerability Analysis

The CWS SVGicons plugin fails to properly sanitize user-supplied input before including it in SQL queries. This allows an authenticated user with contributor-level privileges or higher to inject arbitrary SQL fragments. The scope change indicates the vulnerable component can affect data beyond its own security boundary.

Because the injection is blind, attackers do not receive direct query output. Instead, they use time-based or boolean-based techniques to enumerate the database. The EPSS score is 0.347% at the 27th percentile.

Root Cause

The root cause is missing parameterization when the plugin constructs SQL queries from HTTP request parameters. Input that should be passed through $wpdb->prepare() or equivalent placeholder binding is instead concatenated directly into query strings. This pattern is characteristic of [CWE-89] SQL injection defects in WordPress plugin code.

Attack Vector

Exploitation requires network access to the WordPress site and a valid authenticated session with at least low-level privileges. The attacker sends crafted parameters to a plugin endpoint that reaches the vulnerable query. See the Patchstack WordPress Plugin Vulnerability advisory for endpoint details.

No public proof-of-concept exploit is currently listed for this CVE. The vulnerability is not present on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

Detection Methods for CVE-2026-57787

Indicators of Compromise

Unusual SQL syntax such as SLEEP(, BENCHMARK(, UNION SELECT, or AND 1=1 in HTTP query strings or POST bodies targeting cws-svgicons endpoints
Repeated authenticated requests to plugin URLs with incrementing numeric or boolean payloads
Elevated MySQL query latency correlated with requests to /wp-admin/admin-ajax.php referencing the cws-svgicons handler

Detection Strategies

Inspect web server access logs for parameter values containing SQL metacharacters such as single quotes, comment sequences --, or hex-encoded operators
Enable WordPress query logging or database audit logging and alert on queries referencing plugin tables with unexpected UNION or conditional constructs
Correlate authenticated session identifiers with anomalous request volume against cws-svgicons routes

Monitoring Recommendations

Deploy a web application firewall rule set that inspects requests to WordPress plugin endpoints for SQL injection signatures
Monitor MySQL slow query logs for time-based injection patterns using SLEEP() or heavy BENCHMARK() calls
Track authentication events for low-privilege accounts followed by unusual plugin activity

How to Mitigate CVE-2026-57787

Immediate Actions Required

Identify WordPress installations running cws-svgicons version <= 1.5.5 and prioritize them for patching
Restrict authenticated access to the affected plugin endpoints using role-based controls until a patched version is applied
Rotate database credentials if there is evidence of exploitation or unexplained query anomalies

Patch Information

Refer to the Patchstack WordPress Plugin Vulnerability advisory for vendor patch status. Upgrade cws-svgicons to a version later than 1.5.5 once the vendor publishes a fixed release. Verify plugin integrity after upgrade using WordPress checksums.

Workarounds

Deactivate and remove the cws-svgicons plugin if a patched release is not yet available
Apply web application firewall rules to block SQL injection payloads targeting the plugin's request parameters
Reduce the number of accounts with contributor or higher privileges to limit the authenticated attack surface

bash

# Configuration example - list and disable the affected plugin via WP-CLI
wp plugin list --name=cws-svgicons --fields=name,status,version
wp plugin deactivate cws-svgicons
wp plugin delete cws-svgicons