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CVE-2012-5853

HIGH · CVSS 7.5 EPSS 2.24%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2015-01-08 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.5. It affects WordPress. It may be remotely exploitable. It involves a SQL injection risk.

CVE
CVE-2012-5853
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7.5
EPSS
2.24%
WordPress

Original NVD 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.