Medium severity · published Aug 28, 2025
CVE-2025-7956
Ajax Search Lite <= 4.13.1 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Basic Information Exposure via ASL_Query in AJAX Search Handler
5.3
CVSS
0.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.3% · higher than 25% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
AS
Ajax Search Lite – Live Search & Filter · wpdreams
through 4.13.1 · source: vendor
Affected product
AS
Ajax Search Lite – Live Search & Filter
wpdreams
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-7956
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-7956
plugins.trac.wordpress.org
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/ajax-search-lite/tags/4.13.1/includes/classes/ajax/class-asl-search.php#L37
plugins.trac.wordpress.org
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3349881/
wordpress.org
https://wordpress.org/plugins/ajax-search-lite/#developers
www.wordfence.com
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/daa9c3dd-e8cf-4696-bc0c-4088509f89db?source=cve