The Ajax Search Lite WordPress plugin before 4.12.4 does not sanitise and escape some of its settings, which could allow high privilege users such as admin to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed (for example in multisite setup).
History

Sat, 17 May 2025 03:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Wp-dreams
Wp-dreams ajax Search
Weaknesses CWE-79
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:wp-dreams:ajax_search:*:*:*:*:lite:wordpress:*:*
Vendors & Products Wp-dreams
Wp-dreams ajax Search

Thu, 12 Dec 2024 16:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 4.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Thu, 12 Dec 2024 06:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description The Ajax Search Lite WordPress plugin before 4.12.4 does not sanitise and escape some of its settings, which could allow high privilege users such as admin to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed (for example in multisite setup).
Title Ajax Search Lite < 4.12.4 - Admin+ Stored XSS
References

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WPScan

Published: 2024-12-12T06:00:18.035Z

Updated: 2024-12-12T15:34:06.298Z

Reserved: 2024-10-30T20:53:30.022Z

Link: CVE-2024-10568

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-12-12T15:33:27.264Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2024-12-12T06:15:20.713

Modified: 2025-05-17T02:31:03.903

Link: CVE-2024-10568

cve-icon Redhat

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