Input validation vulnerability in AJAX Store Locator 1.2

The AJAX Store Locator plugin is a tool for WordPress websites that allows users to search for stores or locations. Unfortunately, versions of the plugin up to and including 1.2 are vulnerable to SQL Injection attacks. This type of attack occurs when an attacker is able to inject malicious code into a database, which can be used to access sensitive information. The vulnerability occurs due to insufficient escaping of user-supplied parameters and lack of preparation for existing SQL queries.