CVE-2025-7956
Ajax Search Lite <= 4.13.1 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Basic Information Exposure via ASL_Query in AJAX Search Handler
mediumMissing Authorization
5.3
CVSS Score
5.3
CVSS Score
medium
Severity
4.13.2
Patched in
1d
Time to patch
Description
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.
CVSS Vector Breakdown
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:NAttack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Low
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Technical Details
Affected versions
<=4.13.1PublishedAugust 27, 2025
Last updatedAugust 28, 2025
Affected pluginajax-search-lite
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