PT-2025-34968 · WordPress · Ajax Search Lite

Matthew Rollings · Published 2025-08-28 · Updated 2025-08-28 · CVE-2025-7956

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

5.3

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Ajax Search Lite versions prior to 4.13.2

Description: The Ajax Search Lite plugin for WordPress is susceptible to Basic Information Exposure. A missing authorization check in the AJAX search handler allows unauthenticated attackers to repeatedly request data via AJAX, potentially revealing the content of protected posts in 100-character segments.

Recommendations: Update to a version prior to 4.13.2.

Fix

Missing Authorization

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-862

Related Identifiers

CVE-2025-7956

Affected Products

Ajax Search Lite

References · 9

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-7956 · Security Note
• https://wordpress.org/plugins/ajax-search-lite/#developers · Note
• https://t.me/CVEtracker/31103 · Telegram Post
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/1960942978152665498 · Twitter Post
• https://wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/daa9c3dd-e8cf-4696-bc0c-4088509f89db?source=cve · Note
• https://twitter.com/VulmonFeeds/status/1960990733151633578 · Twitter Post
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3349881 · Note
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/ajax-search-lite/tags/4.13.1/includes/classes/ajax/class-asl-search.php#L37 · Note
• https://t.me/cveNotify/133804 · Telegram Post