Search Meter <= 2.13.2 - Remote Code Execution

Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')
CVE CVE-2020-11548
CVSS Critical (9.8)
Publicly Published March 11, 2020
Last Updated January 22, 2024
Researcher Daniel Monzón
Description

The Search Meter plugin through 2.13.2 for WordPress allows user input introduced in the search bar to be any formula. The attacker could achieve remote code execution via CSV injection if a wp-admin/index.php?page=search-meter Export is performed.

References

1 affected software package

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug search-meter (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Affected Version
  • <= 2.13.3
Patched Version
  • 2.13.3
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