Cardoza Ajax Search: SQL injection
Cardoza Ajax Search is affected by SQL injection. Exposure depends on how the affected operation is made reachable by the site. A successful request can alter database queries and expose or modify WordPress data.
- Component
- Cardoza Ajax Search
- Plugin slug
cardoza-ajax-search- Affected
- See vendor advisory
- Safe version
- See mitigation notes
- Published
- Jan 08, 2015
This CVE was published Jan 08, 2015 and is one of 1 known issue for this plugin.
Update, patch or deactivate.
Update Cardoza Ajax Search to a release outside the affected range, or disable and remove it until a fixed version is available.
No confirmed safe version is listed. Consider a vendor-supported patch or temporarily restricting the affected functionality while you assess the risk.
Deactivate only when warranted by your risk profile, or when advised by your hosting provider in the limited circumstances where the vulnerability cannot otherwise be mitigated. If you’re unsure which action is appropriate, contact Fused or your hosting provider for guidance.
Technical description
SQL injection vulnerability in the "the_search_function" function in cardoza_ajax_search.php in the AJAX Post Search (cardoza-ajax-search) plugin before 1.3 for WordPress allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the srch_txt parameter in a "the_search_text" action to wp-admin/admin-ajax.php.
NVD vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P