PT-2023-16982 · WordPress · Ajax Search Pro

Erwan Lr · Published 2023-04-24 · Updated 2025-03-18 · CVE-2023-1435

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

6.1

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Ajax Search Pro WordPress plugin versions prior to 4.26.2

Description The issue is related to the lack of sanitization and escaping of various parameters before they are outputted back in pages, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting. This could be used against high privilege users such as admin.

Recommendations For versions prior to 4.26.2, update to version 4.26.2 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the plugin's functionality to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Exploit

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2023-1435

Affected Products

Ajax Search Pro

References · 8

• 🔥 https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/0ca62908-4ef5-41e0-9223-f77ad2c333d7 · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-1435 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-1435 · Vendor Advisory
• https://t.me/cvenotify/48990 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cvenotify/115163 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cvenotify/49625 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/62741 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cvenotify/109918 · Telegram Post