CVE-2020-11548

Search Meter <= 2.13.2 - Remote Code Execution

criticalImproper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')

9.8

CVSS Score

9.8

CVSS Score

critical

Severity

2.13.3

Patched in

1413d

Time to patch

Description

The Search Meter plugin through 2.13.2 for WordPress allows user input introduced in the search bar to be any formula. The attacker could achieve remote code execution via CSV injection if a wp-admin/index.php?page=search-meter Export is performed.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

High

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

Technical Details

Affected versions<2.13.3

PublishedMarch 11, 2020

Last updatedJanuary 22, 2024

Affected pluginsearch-meter

References

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/8a1d90f6-40fc-40b5-a46c-9ba9ac2fc1b5?source=api-prod

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