Predictive Search <= 1.2.2 - Missing Authorization

Missing Authorization
CVE Not available
CVSS Medium (6.5)
Publicly Published May 15, 2023
Last Updated January 22, 2024
Description

The Predictive Search plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification and disclosure of data due to missing capability checks on the wp_predictive_search_start_sync_ajax, wp_predictive_search_sync_taxonomy_ajax, wp_predictive_search_sync_relationships_ajax, wp_predictive_search_sync_posts_ajax, wp_predictive_search_manual_sync_error_ajax, and wp_predictive_search_sync_end_ajax functions called via wp_ajax and wp_ajax_nopriv hooks in versions up to, and including, 1.2.2. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to conduct search syncs and read and data returned in the response.

References

1 affected software package

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug predictive-search (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Affected Version
  • <= 1.2.2
Patched Version
  • 1.2.3
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