Basic Information Exposure in Ajax Search Lite Plugin for WordPress
CVE-2025-7956

5.3MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

WordPress
Status
Ajax Search Lite – Live Search & Filter
Vendor
CVE Published:
28 August 2025

What is CVE-2025-7956?

The Ajax Search Lite plugin for WordPress is susceptible to Basic Information Exposure due to a lack of proper authorization in its AJAX search handler. This vulnerability affects all versions up to and including 4.13.1. As a result, unauthenticated attackers can exploit this weakness by sending repeated AJAX requests, potentially exposing the content of protected posts in segments of 100-character windows, thus compromising the confidentiality of sensitive information.

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Affected Version(s)

Ajax Search Lite – Live Search & Filter * <= 4.13.1

References

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id...
https://wordpress.org/plugins/ajax-search-lite/#developers
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/ajax-search-li...

CVSS V3.1

Score:
5.3
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
Low
Integrity:
None
Availability:
Low
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Matthew Rollings
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