The Ajax Search Lite plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via admin settings in all versions up to, and including, 4.12 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with administrator-level permissions and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. This only affects multi-site installations and installations where unfiltered_html has been disabled.
CVE-2024-7084 is a medium severity with CVSS 5.5 Stored Cross-Site Scripting issue affecting the Plugin Ajax Search Lite – Live Search & Filter. It affects Versions up to 4.12 and is fixed in 4.12.1.
CVE-2024-7084 is tracked for the Plugin Ajax Search Lite – Live Search & Filter as medium severity with CVSS 5.5. The affected range is Versions up to 4.12. Update Ajax Search Lite – Live Search & Filter to 4.12.1 or newer where that version is compatible with the site.
| Software Type | Plugin |
|---|---|
| Software Slug |
ajax-search-lite
View on wordpress.org
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| CVE | CVE-2024-7084 |
| Patched Versions |
4.12.1
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| Affected Versions |
Versions up to 4.12
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These internal links group the same WordPress plugin by CVE, issue type, severity, and patch status so operators and search engines can connect the full vulnerability cluster.
Ajax Search Lite < 3.11 - Remote Code Execution
Ajax Search Lite <= 4.11 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
Ajax Search Lite <= 4.13.3 - Authenticated (Administrator+) PHP Object Injection
Ajax Search Lite <= 4.11.4 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
Ajax Search Lite <= 4.13.1 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Basic Information Exposure via ASL_Query in AJAX Search Handler
Ajax Search Lite <= 4.12.4 - Authenticated (Admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Ajax Search Lite <= 4.12.3 - Authenticated (Admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Ajax Search Lite <= 4.12.1 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting
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