The Ajax Search Lite WordPress plugin before 4.12.3 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

Wed, 04 Jun 2025 20:30:00 +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

Tue, 20 May 2025 19:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 4.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N'}

ssvc

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


Thu, 15 May 2025 20:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description The Ajax Search Lite WordPress plugin before 4.12.3 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 <= 4.12.2 - Admin+ Stored XSS
References

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WPScan

Published: 2025-05-15T20:07:16.841Z

Updated: 2025-05-20T18:46:01.991Z

Reserved: 2024-09-09T19:01:24.985Z

Link: CVE-2024-8619

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2025-05-20T18:44:54.684Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2025-05-15T20:15:59.147

Modified: 2025-06-04T20:08:23.630

Link: CVE-2024-8619

cve-icon Redhat

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