### [CVE-2022-4297](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2022-4297)
![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Product&message=WP%20AutoComplete%20Search&color=blue)
![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Version&message=n%2Fa&color=blue)
![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Vulnerability&message=CWE-89%20SQL%20Injection&color=brighgreen)

### 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

### POC

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

#### Github
- https://github.com/ARPSyndicate/cvemon
- https://github.com/cyllective/CVEs