Searchterms Tagging 2: SQL injection
Searchterms Tagging 2 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
- Searchterms Tagging 2
- Plugin slug
searchterms-tagging-2- Affected
- See vendor advisory
- Safe version
- See mitigation notes
- Published
- Oct 10, 2019
This CVE was published Oct 10, 2019 and is one of 2 known issues for this plugin.
Update, patch or deactivate.
Update Searchterms Tagging 2 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 searchterms-tagging-2 plugin through 1.535 for WordPress has SQL injection via the pk_stt2_db_get_popular_terms count parameter exploitable via CSRF.
NVD vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H