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CRITICAL
CVE-2024-9796
WordPress WP-Advanced-Search SQL Injection Vulnerability
Description

The WP-Advanced-Search WordPress plugin before 3.3.9.2 does not sanitize and escape the t parameter before using it in a SQL statement, allowing unauthenticated users to perform SQL injection attacks

INFO

Published Date :

Oct. 10, 2024, 8:15 a.m.

Last Modified :

Oct. 15, 2024, 6:46 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2024-9796 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2024-9796 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Internet-formation wp-advanced-search
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL Resource
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/2ddd6839-6bcb-4bb8-97e0-1516b8c2b99b/ Exploit Third Party Advisory

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

WordPress WP-Advanced-Search <= 3.3.9 - Unauthenticated SQL Injection

Updated: 2 weeks, 4 days ago
2 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Oct. 18, 2024, 2:30 p.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2024-9796 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2024-9796 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Oct. 15, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/2ddd6839-6bcb-4bb8-97e0-1516b8c2b99b/ No Types Assigned https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/2ddd6839-6bcb-4bb8-97e0-1516b8c2b99b/ Exploit, Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-89
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:internet-formation:wp-advanced-search:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* versions up to (excluding) 3.3.9.2
  • CVE Modified by 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

    Oct. 10, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 CISA-ADP AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
  • CVE Received by [email protected]

    Oct. 10, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description The WP-Advanced-Search WordPress plugin before 3.3.9.2 does not sanitize and escape the t parameter before using it in a SQL statement, allowing unauthenticated users to perform SQL injection attacks
    Added Reference WPScan https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/2ddd6839-6bcb-4bb8-97e0-1516b8c2b99b/ [No types assigned]
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2024-9796 is associated with the following CWEs:

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