The Ajax Search Lite WordPress plugin before 4.12.5 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, 07 May 2025 18:00:00 +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

Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 3.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N'}

ssvc

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


Fri, 21 Feb 2025 06:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description The Ajax Search Lite WordPress plugin before 4.12.5 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 < 4.12.5 - Admin+ Stored XSS
References

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WPScan

Published: 2025-02-21T06:00:07.100Z

Updated: 2025-02-21T17:34:32.704Z

Reserved: 2025-01-21T14:36:56.225Z

Link: CVE-2024-13585

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2025-02-21T17:34:22.189Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2025-02-21T06:15:20.557

Modified: 2025-05-07T17:39:09.437

Link: CVE-2024-13585

cve-icon Redhat

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