SearchWP Live Ajax Search <= 1.6.2 - Directory Traversal and Local File Inclusion

9.1
Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program ('PHP Remote File Inclusion')
CVE CVE-2022-3227
CVSS 9.1 (Critical)
Publicly Published September 15, 2022
Last Updated January 22, 2024
Researcher Muhammad Zeeshan (Xib3rR4dAr)

Description

The SearchWP Live Ajax Search plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Directory Traversal via the 'swpengine' parameter used by the 'searchwp_live_search' AJAX action in versions up to, and including, 1.6.2. This allows unauthenticated attackers to include and execute arbitrary local PHP files.

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Vulnerability Details for SearchWP Live Ajax Search

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug searchwp-live-ajax-search (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Remediation Update to version 1.6.3, or a newer patched version
Affected Version
  • 1.0 - 1.6.2
Patched Version
  • 1.6.3

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