CVE-2022-4297 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

The WP AutoComplete Search WordPress plugin through 1.0.4 does not sanitise and escape a parameter before using it in a SQL statement via an AJAX available to unauthenticated users, leading to an unauthenticated SQL injection

Published: 2023-01-02

Score: 9.8 Critical

EPSS: 3.0% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

No analysis available yet.

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Unknown

WP AutoComplete Search

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`0`	affected	≤ 1.0.4

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:netflixtech:wp_autocomplete_search:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2022-51653	The WP AutoComplete Search WordPress plugin through 1.0.4 does not sanitise and escape a parameter before using it in a SQL statement via an AJAX available to unauthenticated users, leading to an unauthenticated SQL injection

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.02962.

Exploitation poc

Automatable yes

Technical Impact total

References

Link	Providers
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/173293/WordPress-WP-AutoComplete-Search-1.0.4-SQL-Injection.html
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/e2dcc76c-65ac-4cd6-a5c9-6d813b5ac26d

History

Fri, 11 Apr 2025 14:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Netflixtech Wp Autocomplete Search

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WPScan

Published: 2023-01-02T21:49:08.397Z

Updated: 2025-04-11T13:39:48.376Z

Reserved: 2022-12-06T09:10:24.775Z

Link: CVE-2022-4297

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-03T01:34:49.994Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2023-01-02T22:15:16.813

Modified: 2025-04-11T14:15:22.570

Link: CVE-2022-4297

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

No weakness.

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