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.
CVE-2018-25434
Score 8.2 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2026-06-02. the CNA's CVSS baseline 8.2; sources differ by 0.0.
- High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.
- CVSS v3
- 8.2
- EG Score
- 8.2(medium)
- EPSS
- 26.3%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
June 1, 2026
Last Modified
June 2, 2026
Advisory Details (3)
Auto-updated Jun 2, 2026WP AutoSuggest 0.24 SQL Injection via autosuggest.php | Advisories | VulnCheck
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/wp-autosuggest-sql-injection-via-autosuggest-phpwp-autosuggest – WordPress plugin | WordPress.org
https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-autosuggest/Vendor Advisories for CVE-2018-25434(1)
These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.
Weakness Classification(1)
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