CVE-2025-7956: Ajax Search Lite (WordPress plugin) · Missing Authorization
Affects Ajax Search Lite (WordPress plugin)Source CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 5.3 Medium.
Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 08:30 UTC
- EPSS
- 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 22% 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:U/C:L/I:N/A:NExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 28 Aug 2025
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
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 |
|---|---|---|
| wpdreams Ajax Search Lite – Live Search & Filter | Affected
| Fixed in– |
AI-suggested
Until an official fix is released, consider restricting access to the AJAX search endpoint or disabling the Ajax Search Lite plugin if feasible to prevent unauthorized information disclosure.
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
- wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/daa9c3dd-e8cf-4696-bc0c-4088509f89db?source=cve (opens in a new tab)
- wordpress.org/plugins/ajax-search-lite/ (opens in a new tab)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/ajax-search-lite/tags/4.13.1/includes/classes/ajax/class-asl-search.php (opens in a new tab)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3349881/ (opens in a new tab)