A vulnerability was found in 404like Plugin up to 1.0.2 on WordPress (WordPress Plugin). It has been classified as critical. Affected is the function checkPage of the file 404Like.php. The manipulation of the argument searchWord with an unknown input leads to a sql injection vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-89. The software constructs all or part of an SQL command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended SQL command when it is sent to a downstream component. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was shared 03/19/2023 as 2c4b589d27554910ab1fd104ddbec9331b540f7f. The advisory is shared for download at github.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2012-10009. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1505.

By approaching the search of inurl:404Like.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking.

Upgrading to version 1.0.2 eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at github.com. Applying the patch 2c4b589d27554910ab1fd104ddbec9331b540f7f is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at github.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version. The advisory contains the following remark:

Check for sql injection by '";

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