SOC status:Duty analyst on shift

UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2022-4297

The WP AutoComplete Search WordPress plugin through 1.0.4 does not sanitise and escape a parameter before using it in a SQL statement via an AJAX available to unauthenticated users, leading to an unauthenticated SQL injection

CRITICAL 9.8EPSS 3.60%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (3.60%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

The WP AutoComplete Search WordPress plugin through 1.0.4 does not sanitise and escape a parameter before using it in a SQL statement via an AJAX available to unauthenticated users, leading to an unauthenticated SQL injection

CVSS 3.1
9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
3.60% probability · 89th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Affected
netflixtech/wp autocomplete search
Source
contact@wpscan.com

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.