Description

WordPress Plugin Ajax Search Lite is prone to a remote command execution vulnerability because it fails to properly validate user-supplied input. An attacker can exploit this issue to execute arbitrary commands within the context of the vulnerable application. WordPress Plugin Ajax Search Lite version 3.1 is vulnerable; prior versions may also be affected.

Remediation

Update to plugin version 3.11 or latest

References

https://wordpress.org/support/topic/timthumb-script-

http://cxsecurity.com/issue/WLB-2014060134

https://blog.sucuri.net/2014/06/timthumb-webshot-code-execution-exploit-0-day.html

Related Vulnerabilities

Apache HTTP Server Uncontrolled Resource Consumption Vulnerability (CVE-2018-1333)

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SharePoint Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor Vulnerability (CVE-2019-1202)

MediaWiki Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Vulnerability (CVE-2012-1582)

WordPress Plugin AddSearch Cross-Site Scripting (1.1.0)

Severity

High

Classification

CWE-95 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Tags

Missing Update Code Execution