Vulnerability · Published May 15, 2025 · Assigned by WPScan
CVE-2024-8619Ajax Search Lite <= 4.12.2 - Admin+ Stored XSS
Medium 4.8
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in Ajax Search Lite from Unknown. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.4% (higher than 34% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)4.8Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.4%top 66.5% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
The Ajax Search Lite WordPress plugin before 4.12.3 does not sanitise and escape some of its settings, which could allow high privilege users such as admin to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed (for example in multisite setup).
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Ajax Search Lite | 0 – before 4.12.3 |
References
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/84f6733e-028a-4288-b01a-7578a4a89dbe/ exploit, vdb-entry, technical-description