Cardoza AJAX Search < 1.3 - Unauthenticated SQL Injection

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVE	CVE-2012-5853
CVSS	Critical (9.8)
Publicly Published	November 6, 2012
Last Updated	January 22, 2024
Researcher	Marcela Benetrix

Description

SQL injection vulnerability in the "the_search_function" function in cardoza_ajax_search.php in the AJAX Post Search (cardoza-ajax-search) plugin before 1.3 for WordPress allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the srch_txt parameter in a "the_search_text" action to wp-admin/admin-ajax.php.

References

www.wordfence.com

1 affected software package

Software Type	Plugin
Software Slug	cardoza-ajax-search (view on wordpress.org)
Patched?	Yes
Affected Version	<= 1.3
Patched Version	1.3

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