Is CVE-2012-5853 being actively exploited?

CVE-2012-5853 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2012-5853?

CVE-2012-5853 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 7.5 (HIGH).

CVE-2012-5853

HIGH · CVSS 7.5EPSS 2.2%EU EUVD

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.

Key facts

CVSS score: 7.5 (v2.0)
Severity: HIGH
CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness (CWE): CWE-89
EPSS score: 2.2% (83th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2012-5731)
Published: January 8, 2015
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2012-5731 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 6, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

vinojcardoza / ajax post search

References

http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2012/Nov/33(Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
https://wordpress.org/plugins/cardoza-ajax-search/changelog/(Third Party Advisory)

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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