CVE-2012-5853 — HIGH (7.5) — White Hats Nepal

Q: How severe is CVE-2012-5853?

CVE-2012-5853 has been rated HIGH with a CVSS base score of 7.5/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Q: Is there a patch for CVE-2012-5853?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Vinojcardoza Ajax Post Search.

Vulnerability 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.

CVSS Score

7.5

HIGH

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Confidentiality

PARTIAL

Integrity

PARTIAL

Availability

PARTIAL

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Vinojcardoza	Ajax Post Search	< 1.3

Related Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-89

References

http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2012/Nov/33ExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory
https://wordpress.org/plugins/cardoza-ajax-search/changelog/Third Party Advisory
http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2012/Nov/33ExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory
https://wordpress.org/plugins/cardoza-ajax-search/changelog/Third Party Advisory

FAQ

What is CVE-2012-5853?

CVE-2012-5853 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.5 (HIGH). 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 ex...

How severe is CVE-2012-5853?

CVE-2012-5853 has been rated HIGH with a CVSS base score of 7.5/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Is there a patch for CVE-2012-5853?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Vinojcardoza Ajax Post Search.