Custom Searchable Data Entry System <= 1.7.1 - Unauthenticated Database Wiping

Missing Authorization

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

CVE	CVE-2020-36852
CVSS	Critical (9.1)
Publicly Published	March 6, 2020
Last Updated	October 1, 2025
Researcher	Sean Murphy

Description

The Custom Searchable Data Entry System plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthenticated database wiping in versions up to, and including 1.7.1, due to a missing capability check and lack of sufficient validation on the ghazale_sds_delete_entries_table_row() function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to completely wipe database tables such as wp_users.

References

www.wordfence.com

1 affected software package

Software Type	Plugin
Software Slug	custom-searchable-data-entry-system (view on wordpress.org)
Patched?	No
Affected Version	<= 1.7.1
Patched Version

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