CVE-2024-4455: YITH WooCommerce Ajax Search (WordPress plugin) · Cross-site Scripting
Affects YITH WooCommerce Ajax Search (WordPress plugin)Source CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited · public detection template (Nuclei) · CVSS 7.2 High.
Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 10:12 UTC
- EPSS
- 1.0% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 62% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:NExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 24 May 2024
Detectable: evidence found.
nuclei template: YITH WooCommerce Ajax Search <= 2.4.0 - Cross-Site Scripting
Weaponised: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 26 Oct 2026.
What to do
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| yithemes YITH WooCommerce Ajax Search | Affected
| Fixed in– |
AI-suggested
Until an official fix is available, users should consider disabling or restricting access to the affected plugin or parameter to mitigate risk. Monitor official yithemes communications for updates and apply patches promptly once released.
Description
The YITH WooCommerce Ajax Search plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the ‘item’ parameter in versions up to, and including, 2.4.0 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
References
- wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/cf0f5fd4-cd06-4d11-9f22-1f417b546afb?source=cve (opens in a new tab)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/yith-woocommerce-ajax-search/trunk/includes/admin/class-yith-wcas-admin-statistic-list-table.php (opens in a new tab)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3091321 (opens in a new tab)