Ajax Search Lite <= 4.13.1 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Basic Information Exposure via ASL_Query in AJAX Search Handler

Missing Authorization

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

CVE	CVE-2025-7956
CVSS	Medium (5.3)
Publicly Published	August 27, 2025
Last Updated	August 28, 2025
Researcher	stealthcopter

Description

The Ajax Search Lite plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Basic Information Exposure due to missing authorization in its AJAX search handler in all versions up to, and including, 4.13.1. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to issue repeated AJAX requests to leak the content of any protected post in rolling 100‑character windows.

References

www.wordfence.com

1 affected software package

Software Type	Plugin
Software Slug	ajax-search-lite (view on wordpress.org)
Patched?	Yes
Affected Version	<= 4.13.1
Patched Version	4.13.2

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