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CVE-2022-4297: WP AutoComplete Search <= 1.0.4 - Unauthenticated SQLi

• Severity: critical (CVSS 9.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 3.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2023-01-02 · updated 2026-06-17

Description

The WP AutoComplete Search WordPress plugin through 1.0.4 does not sanitise and escape a parameter before using it in a SQL statement via an AJAX available to unauthenticated users, leading to an unauthenticated SQL injection

Affected products

• WP AutoComplete Search: through 1.0.4

References

• http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/173293/WordPress-WP-AutoComplete-Search-1.0.4-SQL-Injection.html
• https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/e2dcc76c-65ac-4cd6-a5c9-6d813b5ac26d
• http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/173293/WordPress-WP-AutoComplete-Search-1.0.4-SQL-Injection.html
• https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/e2dcc76c-65ac-4cd6-a5c9-6d813b5ac26d

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