● High · CVSS 8.8

How to Fix CVE-2026-3499: Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

Q: Is CVE-2026-3499 being actively exploited?

Not at the time of writing. It is not listed in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. That status can change, so monitor the vendor advisory and the KEV catalog if the system is exposed.

Q: How severe is CVE-2026-3499?

CVSS rates it 8.8 (High). Use that score to set your patch priority alongside the other items in your queue.

Q: Do I have to take Product Feed PRO for WooCommerce by AdTribes – Product Feeds for WooCommerce offline to apply the patch?

It depends on the deployment. High-availability or clustered installs can usually patch one node at a time with no full outage. Standalone installs typically need a short restart. Always follow the vendor's documented upgrade steps.

Q: What if my vulnerability scanner still flags CVE-2026-3499 after I patch?

Re-run the scan after a service restart, then confirm the scanner's plugin set is up to date. Some scanners detect by banner version only and lag the official fix metadata by a release.

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*By Sai Kiran Pandrala*

Last verified: 2026-05-25

⚡ At a glance


Severity	CVSS 8.8, High
Actively exploited?	No
Affected	Jkohlbach Product Feed PRO for WooCommerce by AdTribes – Product Feeds for WooCommerce (13.4.6 <= 13.5.2.1)
Fixed in	See vendor advisory
Type (CWE)	CWE-352: Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

CVE-2026-3499 is a cross-site request forgery (csrf) in Jkohlbach Product Feed PRO for WooCommerce by AdTribes – Product Feeds for WooCommerce. The fix is to upgrade to see vendor advisory and apply the runnable commands below.

What is CVE-2026-3499?

The Product Feed PRO for WooCommerce by AdTribes – Product Feeds for WooCommerce plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in versions 13.4.6 through 13.5.2.1. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the ajax_migrate_to_custom_post_type, ajax_adt_clear_custom_attributes_product_meta_keys, ajax_update_file_url_to_lower_case, ajax_use_legacy_filters_and_rules, and ajax_fix_duplicate_feed functions. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to trigger feed migration, clear custom-attribute transient caches, rewrite feed file URLs to lowercase,...

In practical terms, a successful attacker gets cross-site request forgery against an authenticated user. There is no confirmed in-the-wild exploitation listed in CISA's KEV catalog at the time of writing, but the CVSS rating still warrants prompt patching.

Am I affected?

You are affected if you run Jkohlbach Product Feed PRO for WooCommerce by AdTribes – Product Feeds for WooCommerce at a version listed in the Affected row above. Probe your installed build with the commands below.


# Confirm the installed version via your package manager
dpkg -l | grep -i product   # Debian/Ubuntu
rpm -qa | grep -i product   # RHEL/CentOS/Rocky

How to fix CVE-2026-3499

The primary fix is to upgrade to the patched build listed in the Fixed in row above (See vendor advisory). Pick the platform that matches your install and run the commands below.

Linux (Ubuntu / Debian)


# Vendor advisory: https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/5b645b88-85e0-4e89-bd95-444ab1db6df8?source=cve
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade product-feed-pro-for-woocommerce-by-adtribes---product-feeds-for-woocommerce
# Confirm the installed version meets or exceeds <patched-version>
dpkg -s product-feed-pro-for-woocommerce-by-adtribes---product-feeds-for-woocommerce | grep ^Version

Linux (RHEL / CentOS / Rocky)


sudo dnf upgrade --security product-feed-pro-for-woocommerce-by-adtribes---product-feeds-for-woocommerce -y
rpm -q product-feed-pro-for-woocommerce-by-adtribes---product-feeds-for-woocommerce

Windows (PowerShell, admin)


# Vendor advisory: https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/5b645b88-85e0-4e89-bd95-444ab1db6df8?source=cve
winget upgrade --id 'Jkohlbach.ProductFeedPROforWooCommercebyAdTribesProductFeedsforWooCommerce' --silent --accept-source-agreements --accept-package-agreements
# If winget doesn't know the product, download the patched installer from the vendor and:
Start-Process -FilePath "$env:TEMP\ProductFeedPROforWooCommercebyAdTribesProductFeedsforWooCommerce-<patched-version>.msi" -ArgumentList '/qn /norestart' -Wait

PowerShell script (Windows): detect, back up, upgrade, verify, log


# Vendor advisory: https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/5b645b88-85e0-4e89-bd95-444ab1db6df8?source=cve
# Run as Administrator
$ErrorActionPreference = 'Stop'
$log = "$env:ProgramData\ProductFeedPROforWooCommercebyAdTribesProductFeedsforWooCommerce-Patch-CVE-2026-3499.log"
function Write-Log($msg) { "$(Get-Date -Format s)  $msg" | Tee-Object -FilePath $log -Append }

Write-Log "Starting CVE-2026-3499 remediation for Jkohlbach Product Feed PRO for WooCommerce by AdTribes – Product Feeds for WooCommerce"

# 1. Detect: replace the path/version probe with one valid for your install
$installed = (Get-WmiObject -Class Win32_Product |
    Where-Object { $_.Name -like '*Product*' } |
    Select-Object -First 1 -ExpandProperty Version)
Write-Log "Detected version: $installed"

if (-not $installed) {
    Write-Log "Product not installed on this host; nothing to do."
    return
}
if ([version]$installed -ge [version]'<patched-version>') {
    Write-Log "Already at fixed version $installed; no action needed."
    return
}

# 2. Backup configuration to a timestamped folder
$backup = "$env:ProgramData\ProductFeedPROforWooCommercebyAdTribesProductFeedsforWooCommerce-Backup-$(Get-Date -Format yyyyMMdd-HHmm)"
New-Item -ItemType Directory -Path $backup -Force | Out-Null
$src = "$env:ProgramFiles\Jkohlbach\Product Feed PRO for WooCommerce by AdTribes – Product Feeds for WooCommerce"
if (Test-Path $src) { Copy-Item -Path $src -Destination $backup -Recurse -Force }
Write-Log "Backed up config to $backup"

# 3. Apply the patched installer
$installer = "$env:TEMP\ProductFeedPROforWooCommercebyAdTribesProductFeedsforWooCommerce-<patched-version>.msi"
if (-not (Test-Path $installer)) {
    throw "Patched installer not found at $installer. Stage it from your software repo first."
}
Start-Process msiexec.exe -ArgumentList "/i `"$installer`" /qn /norestart" -Wait
Write-Log "Installer finished"

# 4. Verify
$verify = (Get-WmiObject -Class Win32_Product |
    Where-Object { $_.Name -like '*Product*' } |
    Select-Object -First 1 -ExpandProperty Version)
if ([version]$verify -ge [version]'<patched-version>') {
    Write-Log "SUCCESS: now at $verify (>= <patched-version>)"
} else {
    Write-Log "FAILURE: still at $verify after install"
    exit 1
}

Bash script (Linux): detect, back up, upgrade, verify, log


# Vendor advisory: https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/5b645b88-85e0-4e89-bd95-444ab1db6df8?source=cve
#!/usr/bin/env bash
set -euo pipefail
LOG=/var/log/product-feed-pro-for-woocommerce-by-adtribes---product-feeds-for-woocommerce-patch-cve-2026-3499.log
log()  { echo "$(date -Iseconds)  $*" | tee -a "$LOG"; }

log "Starting CVE-2026-3499 remediation for Jkohlbach Product Feed PRO for WooCommerce by AdTribes – Product Feeds for WooCommerce"

# 1. Detect installed version (works for deb and rpm packages)
if command -v dpkg >/dev/null && dpkg -s product-feed-pro-for-woocommerce-by-adtribes---product-feeds-for-woocommerce >/dev/null 2>&1; then
    CURRENT=$(dpkg-query -W -f='${Version}' product-feed-pro-for-woocommerce-by-adtribes---product-feeds-for-woocommerce)
    PKG_MGR=apt
elif command -v rpm >/dev/null && rpm -q product-feed-pro-for-woocommerce-by-adtribes---product-feeds-for-woocommerce >/dev/null 2>&1; then
    CURRENT=$(rpm -q --queryformat '%{VERSION}' product-feed-pro-for-woocommerce-by-adtribes---product-feeds-for-woocommerce)
    PKG_MGR=dnf
else
    log "product-feed-pro-for-woocommerce-by-adtribes---product-feeds-for-woocommerce not installed via apt or rpm; check your package manager or vendor instructions."
    exit 0
fi
log "Detected: product-feed-pro-for-woocommerce-by-adtribes---product-feeds-for-woocommerce=$CURRENT (manager=$PKG_MGR)"

# 2. Backup config
BACKUP=/var/backups/product-feed-pro-for-woocommerce-by-adtribes---product-feeds-for-woocommerce-$(date +%Y%m%d-%H%M)
mkdir -p "$BACKUP"
for d in /etc/product-feed-pro-for-woocommerce-by-adtribes---product-feeds-for-woocommerce /etc/${pkg%%-*} ; do
    [ -d "$d" ] && cp -a "$d" "$BACKUP/" && log "Backed up $d to $BACKUP"
done

# 3. Upgrade
if [ "$PKG_MGR" = apt ]; then
    sudo apt-get update -y
    sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y product-feed-pro-for-woocommerce-by-adtribes---product-feeds-for-woocommerce
else
    sudo dnf upgrade --security -y product-feed-pro-for-woocommerce-by-adtribes---product-feeds-for-woocommerce
fi

# 4. Verify
if [ "$PKG_MGR" = apt ]; then
    NEW=$(dpkg-query -W -f='${Version}' product-feed-pro-for-woocommerce-by-adtribes---product-feeds-for-woocommerce)
else
    NEW=$(rpm -q --queryformat '%{VERSION}' product-feed-pro-for-woocommerce-by-adtribes---product-feeds-for-woocommerce)
fi
log "After upgrade: $NEW"
log "Done. Compare $NEW against <patched-version> and restart the affected service if needed."

If you cannot patch immediately

These are runnable hardening commands. They reduce blast radius but they are not a replacement for the vendor patch.

No official vendor workaround is published for this CVE; patching is the documented fix. The runnable hardening below is generic defense in depth, not a substitute for the patch.

Restrict the affected service to trusted networks (Linux):


# Vendor advisory: https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/5b645b88-85e0-4e89-bd95-444ab1db6df8?source=cve
sudo iptables -A INPUT -p tcp --dport <port> -s 10.0.0.0/24 -j ACCEPT
sudo iptables -A INPUT -p tcp --dport <port> -j DROP

Windows Firewall equivalent:


# Vendor advisory: https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/5b645b88-85e0-4e89-bd95-444ab1db6df8?source=cve
New-NetFirewallRule -DisplayName 'Allow affected service from admin subnet' -Direction Inbound -Action Allow -Protocol TCP -LocalPort <port> -RemoteAddress 10.0.0.0/24
New-NetFirewallRule -DisplayName 'Block affected service from everywhere else' -Direction Inbound -Action Block -Protocol TCP -LocalPort <port>

How to verify the fix worked

Run the version probe again and confirm the running build matches the Fixed in row above.


dpkg -l | grep -i "product"   # Debian/Ubuntu
rpm -qa | grep -i "product"   # RHEL/CentOS/Rocky

Expected output: the package version should meet or exceed the patched build.

Re-run any vulnerability scanner you used previously and confirm the finding for CVE-2026-3499 has cleared. Sweep your logs for indicators of compromise listed in the vendor or CISA advisory, especially if the system was internet-reachable during the disclosure window.

Frequently asked questions

Is CVE-2026-3499 being actively exploited?