Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU25793

Code Injection in WordPress WP-Advanced-Search - #VU25793

Published: March 6, 2020

Vulnerability identifier: #VU25793

CSH Severity: High

CVSS v4: 9.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]

CVE-ID: N/A

CWE-ID: CWE-94

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation in database queries. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted request and gain unauthorized access to the application, leading to creation of a new administrative account and therefore arbitrary code execution would be possible in the end.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.

Affected software

WordPress WP-Advanced-Search

Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

WordPress WP-Advanced-Search - update to 3.3.4

External References

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