WordPress AJAX Post Search Plugin 'the_search_function()' Function SQL Injection Vulnerability

BID:56436

Info

WordPress AJAX Post Search Plugin 'the_search_function()' Function SQL Injection Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 56436
Class: Input Validation Error
CVE:
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Nov 08 2012 12:00AM
Updated: Nov 08 2012 12:00AM
Credit: Marcela Benetrix
Vulnerable:
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

WordPress AJAX Post Search Plugin 'the_search_function()' Function SQL Injection Vulnerability

The AJAX Post Search plugin for WordPress is prone to an SQL-injection vulnerability because it fails to sufficiently sanitize user-supplied input before using it in an SQL query.

An attacker can exploit this issue to compromise the application, access or modify data, or exploit latent vulnerabilities in the underlying database.

AJAX Post Search 1.1 is vulnerable; other versions may also be affected.

Exploit / POC

WordPress AJAX Post Search Plugin 'the_search_function()' Function SQL Injection Vulnerability

An attacker can exploit this issue using a browser.

Solution / Fix

WordPress AJAX Post Search Plugin 'the_search_function()' Function SQL Injection Vulnerability

Solution:
Updates are available. Please see the references for more information.

References

WordPress AJAX Post Search Plugin 'the_search_function()' Function SQL Injection Vulnerability

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