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.
History

Thu, 28 Aug 2025 21:30:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Wordpress
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Vendors & Products Wordpress
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Thu, 28 Aug 2025 15:15:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


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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.
Title Ajax Search Lite <= 4.13.1 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Basic Information Exposure via ASL_Query in AJAX Search Handler
Weaknesses CWE-862
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Wordfence

Published: 2025-08-28T05:24:52.304Z

Updated: 2025-08-28T14:48:35.475Z

Reserved: 2025-07-21T12:42:31.893Z

Link: CVE-2025-7956

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2025-08-28T13:35:49.996Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2025-08-28T06:15:31.493

Modified: 2025-08-29T16:24:09.860

Link: CVE-2025-7956

cve-icon Redhat

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