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CVE-2012-5853

HIGH 7.5 CVSS 2.0
Published
January 8, 2015
Last modified
June 16, 2026
NVD status
Modified
Reported by
cve@mitre.org
Weakness
CWE-89
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

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.

Affected WordPress components

A confirmed match is backed by the plugin or theme slug. A possible match is based on the product name only and should be verified.

Affected products and versions

  • n/a n/a — Versions not specified
  • vinojcardoza ajax_post_search — Before 1.3

References

  • seclists.org http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2012/Nov/33 Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
  • wordpress.org https://wordpress.org/plugins/cardoza-ajax-search/changelog/ Third Party Advisory
  • nvd.nist.gov Official NVD record