CVE-2025-7956CWE-862

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

Medium · published August 28, 2025

CVSS v3.1
5.3
EPSS
0%
Percentile
22.0
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
5.3 · MEDIUM
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00304 · 22.0th percentile
Weakness
CWE-862 · Missing Authorization
Published
2025-08-28T05:24Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 28 AUG 05:24Z
    Ajax Search Lite <= 4.13.1 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Basic Information Exposure via ASL_Query in AJAX Search Handler
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