SearchWP Live Ajax Search <= 1.6.2 - Directory Traversal and Local File Inclusion

Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program ('PHP Remote File Inclusion')

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

CVE	CVE-2022-3227
CVSS	Critical (9.1)
Publicly Published	September 15, 2022
Last Updated	January 22, 2024
Researcher	Muhammad Zeeshan (Xib3rR4dAr)

Description

The SearchWP Live Ajax Search plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Directory Traversal via the 'swpengine' parameter used by the 'searchwp_live_search' AJAX action in versions up to, and including, 1.6.2. This allows unauthenticated attackers to include and execute arbitrary local PHP files.

References

www.wordfence.com

1 affected software package

Software Type	Plugin
Software Slug	searchwp-live-ajax-search (view on wordpress.org)
Patched?	Yes
Affected Version	1.0 - 1.6.2
Patched Version	1.6.3

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