Description
The WP-Advanced-Search WordPress plugin before 3.3.9.2 does not sanitize and escape the t parameter before using it in a SQL statement, allowing unauthenticated users to perform SQL injection attacks
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | WP-Advanced-Search | < 3.3.9.2 | 3.3.9.2 |
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
GitHub 4 repositories
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BwithE/CVE-2024-9796 ★ 4 · Jun 20, 2025
CVE-2024-9796 WP-Advanced-Search < 3.3.9.2 - Unauthenticated SQL Injection. Poc.
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RandomRobbieBF/CVE-2024-9796 ★ 4 · Oct 18, 2024
WordPress WP-Advanced-Search <= 3.3.9 - Unauthenticated SQL Injection
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yup-Ivan/CVE-2024-9796 ★ 3 · Jan 25, 2026
POC (SQLi) -> CVE-2024-9796
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viniciuslazzari/CVE-2024-9796 ★ 1 · Jan 19, 2025
Vulnerable website to the CVE-2024-9796
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
Automated scanner template
A ready-made Nuclei template detects this vulnerability automatically. Vulnerabilities with public scanner templates are typically probed across the internet soon after the template appears — exposed systems should be patched first.
- WordPress WP-Advanced-Search <= 3.3.9 - SQL Injection http/cves/2024/CVE-2024-9796.yaml
Source: projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates (MIT) — updated daily. Only links are listed.
References
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/2ddd6839-6bcb-4bb8-97e0-1516b8c2b99b/ exploit vdb-entry technical-description