Search & Replace: SQL injection
Search & Replace 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
- Search & Replace
- Plugin slug
search-&-replace- Affected
- See vendor advisory
- Safe version
- See mitigation notes
- Published
- Jun 13, 2024
This CVE was published Jun 13, 2024 and is one of 1 known issue for this plugin.
Update, patch or deactivate.
Update Search & Replace 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
The Search & Replace WordPress plugin before 3.2.2 does not sanitize and escape a parameter before using it in a SQL statement, allowing admins to perform SQL injection attacks (such as within a multi-site network).
CVE / CNA vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
NVD vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H