SB2020042704 - Information disclosure in Advanced Woo Search plugin for WordPress
Published: April 27, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2020042704
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Information disclosure
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Information disclosure (CVE-ID: CVE-2020-12070)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation in every ajax "search" request via the sql field to "includes/class-aws-search.php". A remote attacker can gain unauthorized access to sensitive information on the system.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/advanced-woo-search/tags/1.99/includes/class-aws-search.php#L222
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/advanced-woo-search/tags/2.00/includes/class-aws-search.php?rev=2290090#L219
- https://wordpress.org/plugins/advanced-woo-search/#developers
- https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/10191/