cve/2012/CVE-2012-5853.md

### [CVE-2012-5853](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2012-5853)
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### Description

SQL injection vulnerability in the "the_search_function" function in cardoza_ajax_search.php in the AJAX Post Search (cardoza-ajax-search) plugin before 1.3 for WordPress allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the srch_txt parameter in a "the_search_text" action to wp-admin/admin-ajax.php.

### POC

#### Reference
- http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2012/Nov/33

#### Github
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