WordPress WP-Advanced-Search <= 3.3.3 - Remote Code Execution

2020-03-05 00:00
Florian Hauser

Strategic Overview

Status
Patched in 3.3.4
Affected Version< 3.3.4
CVSS9.8Critical
CVEN/A
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Vulnerability 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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