Information disclosure in Advanced Woo Search plugin for WordPress
| Risk | Medium |
| Patch available | YES |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
| CVE-ID | CVE-2020-12070 |
| CWE-ID | CWE-200 |
| Exploitation vector | Network |
| Public exploit | N/A |
| Vulnerable software Subscribe |
Advanced Woo Search Web applications / Modules and components for CMS |
| Vendor | ILLID |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.
1) Information disclosure
EUVDB-ID: #VU27330
Risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 6.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-12070
CWE-ID:
CWE-200 - Information exposure
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation in every ajax "search" request via the sql field to "includes/class-aws-search.php". A remote attacker can gain unauthorized access to sensitive information on the system.
MitigationInstall updates from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsAdvanced Woo Search: 1.01 - 1.99
External linkshttp://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/advanced-woo-search/tags/1.99/includes/class-aws-search.php#L222
http://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/advanced-woo-search/tags/2.00/includes/class-aws-search.php?rev=2290090#L219
http://wordpress.org/plugins/advanced-woo-search/#developers
http://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/10191/
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
