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CVE-2024-7084 (GCVE-0-2024-7084)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-08-06 06:00 – Updated: 2024-11-01 20:44
VLAI
Title
Ajax Search Lite < 4.12.1 - Admin+ Stored XSS
Summary
The Ajax Search Lite WordPress plugin before 4.12.1 does not sanitise and escape some parameters, which could allow users with a role as low as Admin+ to perform Cross-Site Scripting attacks.
Severity
4.8 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
SSVC
Exploitation: poc Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2024-11-01 20:43 UTC
CWE
Assigner
References
URL Tags
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/0d38bf4d-de6a-49… exploitvdb-entrytechnical-description
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Unknown Ajax Search Lite Affected: 0 , < 4.12.1 (semver)
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ajax_search_project ajax_search Affected: 0 , < 4.12.1 (custom)
    cpe:2.3:a:ajax_search_project:ajax_search:*:*:*:*:lite:wordpress:*:*
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Credits
Krugov Artyom WPScan
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