CVE-2018-25434 - CVE House
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Status published High CVE-2018-25434

WP AutoSuggest 0.24 SQL Injection via autosuggest.php

Vulnerability Description

WP AutoSuggest 0.24 contains an SQL injection vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary SQL queries by injecting malicious code through the wpas_keys parameter. Attackers can send GET requests to autosuggest.php with crafted wpas_keys values to extract sensitive database information from WordPress posts and other tables.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

The following person or organization is credited with identifying this vulnerability, as recorded in the NVD database:

  • Kaimi

References

Affected Vendor

Affected Software

WP AutoSuggest
Vulnerable Versions:
0.24

Timeline

Official Publish: June 1st, 2026
Last Modified: June 2nd, 2026
Added to House: July 20th, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-89

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application
Initial Access
T1059 Command and Scripting Interpreter
Execution
T1213.006 Databases
Collection
T1485 Data Destruction
Impact