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GHSA-W36Q-8FFJ-6HQ6

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-08-28 06:30 – Updated: 2025-08-28 06:30

Details

The Ajax Search Lite plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Basic Information Exposure due to missing authorization in its AJAX search handler in all versions up to, and including, 4.13.1. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to issue repeated AJAX requests to leak the content of any protected post in rolling 100‑character windows.

Severity ?

5.3 (Medium)


                  
                    CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

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CVE-2025-7956 (GCVE-0-2025-7956)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-08-28 05:24 – Updated: 2025-08-28 14:48

Title

Ajax Search Lite <= 4.13.1 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Basic Information Exposure via ASL_Query in AJAX Search Handler

Summary

Severity ?

5.3 (Medium)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

CWE

CWE-862 - Missing Authorization

Assigner

Wordfence

References

URL

Tags

	https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabil…
	https://wordpress.org/plugins/ajax-search-lite/#d…
	https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/ajax-s…
	https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3349881/

Impacted products

	Vendor	Product	Version
	wpdreams	Ajax Search Lite – Live Search & Filter	Affected: * , ≤ 4.13.1 (semver)

Credits

Matthew Rollings

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Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.

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