WordPress SearchAutocomplete 'tags.php' SQL Injection Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID:	49402
Class:	Input Validation Error
CVE:
Remote:	Yes
Local:	No
Published:	Sep 01 2011 12:00AM
Updated:	Sep 01 2011 12:00AM
Credit:	Miroslav Stampar
Vulnerable:	WordPress SearchAutocomplete 1.0.8
Not Vulnerable:

WordPress SearchAutocomplete 'tags.php' SQL Injection Vulnerability

The SearchAutocomplete plug-in for WordPress is prone to an SQL-injection vulnerability because it fails to sufficiently sanitize user-supplied data before using it in an SQL query.

Exploiting this issue could allow an attacker to compromise the application, access or modify data, or exploit latent vulnerabilities in the underlying database.

SearchAutocomplete versions 1.0.8 and prior are vulnerable.

WordPress SearchAutocomplete 'tags.php' SQL Injection Vulnerability

The following example URI is available:

http://www.example.com/wp-content/plugins/search-autocomplete/includes/tags.php?term=-1' UNION ALL SELECT CONCAT_WS(CHAR(44),version(),current_user(),database()),2,3,4--%20

WordPress SearchAutocomplete 'tags.php' SQL Injection Vulnerability

Solution:
Currently, we are not aware of any vendor-supplied patches. If you feel we are in error or if you are aware of any more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected].

WordPress SearchAutocomplete 'tags.php' SQL Injection Vulnerability

References:

• Plugin Homepage (Wordpress)
  
• WordPress Homepage (WordPress)