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
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/173293/WordPress-WP-AutoComplete-Search-1.0.4-SQL-Injection.html
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/e2dcc76c-65ac-4cd6-a5c9-6d813b5ac26dExploit, Third Party Advisory
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/173293/WordPress-WP-AutoComplete-Search-1.0.4-SQL-Injection.html
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/e2dcc76c-65ac-4cd6-a5c9-6d813b5ac26dExploit, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.