WordPress WP-Advanced-Search <= 3.3.3 - Remote Code Execution
Strategic Overview
< 3.3.4N/AVulnerability Overview
The WordPress WP-Advanced-Search plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Remote Code Execution in versions up to, and including, 3.3.3 via the WP_Advanced_Search_Import() function which makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to execute code on the server through a file upload. This is due to the WP_Advanced_Search_Import() function being hooked via an admin_post_nopriv action that is available to all users.
Technical Analysis
REMEDIATION: Update to version 3.3.4, or a newer patched version --- IDENTIFIER: CWE-94 (Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')) The product constructs all or part of a code segment using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the syntax or behavior of the intended code segment.
External References
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