Ajax Search Lite <= 4.10.3 - Missing Authorization leading to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Sensitive Information Disclosure

4.3
Missing Authorization
CVE CVE-2022-38456
CVSS 4.3 (Medium)
Publicly Published February 6, 2023
Last Updated February 16, 2023
Researcher István Márton - Wordfence

Description

The Ajax Search Lite plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Missing Authorization (leading to Sensitive Information Disclosure) in versions up to, and including, 4.10.3 via the 'searchCF' function. This can allow subscriber-level attackers to extract sensitive data including post metadata from an unprotected Ajax endpoint.

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Vulnerability Details for Ajax Search Lite

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug ajax-search-lite (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Remediation Update to version 4.11, or a newer patched version
Affected Version
  • <= 4.10.3
Patched Version
  • 4.11

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