WordPress WP-Advanced-Search <= 3.3.3 — Remote Code Execution
8071f117-c341-45bc-8d6e-8aa5d677d65cPublished · Updated Action summary
Affected: <3.3.4Update to 3.3.4 or newer
All remediation steps- Severity
- Critical9.8
- CVSS
- 9.8CVSS 3.1 · CNA (Wordfence)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HWhat does this vector mean?
AV:NAttack vector- Network
AC:LAttack complexity- Low
PR:NPrivileges required- None
UI:NUser interaction- None
S:UScope- Unchanged
C:HConfidentiality- High
I:HIntegrity- High
A:HAvailability- High
- Required access
- No account needed
- Exploit prediction (EPSS)
- No score
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
On this page8
Am I affected?
WordPress WP-Advanced-Search wp-advanced-search
- Affected< 3.3.4
- Patched in3.3.4
Update to 3.3.4 or newer.
You are affected if you run < 3.3.4. Version 3.3.4 and later are not affected by this issue.
- Check your version: in wp-admin go to Plugins → Installed Plugins and read the version under WordPress WP-Advanced-Search.
- No admin access? Run a passive check of your site. It reads public files only.
- No account is needed to exploit this. Treat any exposed site on an affected version as at risk.
What to do
- Update to version 3.3.4, or a newer patched version
- Rotate administrator passwords and application secrets if the site ran a vulnerable version while publicly reachable.
- Watch WordPress WP-Advanced-Search to get an email when the next vulnerability is published.
Advisory
Source description from Wordfence Intelligence, credited to Florian Hauser.
The WordPress WP-Advanced-Search plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Remote Code Execution in versions up to, and including, 3.3.3 via the WP_Advanced_Search_Import() function which makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to execute code on the server through a file upload. This is due to the WP_Advanced_Search_Import() function being hooked via an admin_post_nopriv action that is available to all users.
Exploits & references
Proof-of-concept & detection
No public proof-of-concept or detection template is known for this vulnerability.
Advisories & patches
- Advisorywordfence.com
Related CVEs
More in WordPress WP-Advanced-Search
All 7| Severity | Vulnerability | CVE | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| High7.2 | Authenticated (Admin+) Arbitrary File Upload ≤3.3.9.3No patch available | CVE-2025-39538 | |
| Medium4.4 | Authenticated (Admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ≤3.3.9.2Update to 3.3.9.3 | CVE-2024-10554 | |
| High7.5 | Unauthenticated SQL Injection ≤3.3.9Update to 3.3.9.2 | CVE-2024-9796 | |
| Medium4.3 | Cross-Site Request Forgery leading to Plugin Settings Updates ≤3.3.8Update to 3.3.9 | CVE-2022-47447 | |
| High8.8 | SQL Injection ≤3.3.6Update to 3.3.7 | CVE-2020-12104 |
- High7.2Authenticated (Admin+) Arbitrary File Upload
≤3.3.9.3No patch available
- Medium4.4Authenticated (Admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting
≤3.3.9.2Update to 3.3.9.3
- High7.5Unauthenticated SQL Injection
≤3.3.9Update to 3.3.9.2
- Medium4.3Cross-Site Request Forgery leading to Plugin Settings Updates
≤3.3.8Update to 3.3.9
- High8.8SQL Injection
≤3.3.6Update to 3.3.7
Timeline
CVE published
Severity critical, CVSS 9.8
Record last updated
Sources & licenses
- Vulnerability data
- Wordfence Intelligence. Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc. Licensed under the CC BY-SA 4.0.
- CVSS / CWE
- National Vulnerability Database (NVD), shown unmodified. This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.
- VulnCrest content
- Summary, remediation guidance and page layout © VulnCrest. Not sourced from NVD.