CVE-2023-1420

The Ajax Search Lite WordPress plugin before 4.11.1, Ajax Search Pro WordPress plugin before 4.26.2 does not sanitise and escape a parameter before outputting it back in a response of an AJAX action, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting which could be used against high privilege users such as admin

CVSS v3 6.1 MEDIUM

6.1^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.8 / Impact : 2.7

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact LOW

Integrity Impact LOW

Availability Impact NONE

Scope CHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/a9a54ee5-2b80-4f55-894c-1047030eea7f	Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/a9a54ee5-2b80-4f55-894c-1047030eea7f	Exploit Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:wp-dreams:ajax_search:::::lite:wordpress::
	cpe:2.3:a:wp-dreams:ajax_search:::::pro:wordpress::

History

18 Mar 2025, 15:21

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
CPE	cpe:2.3:a:ajax_search_project:ajax_search:::::pro:wordpress:: cpe:2.3:a:ajax_search_project:ajax_search:::::lite:wordpress::	cpe:2.3:a:wp-dreams:ajax_search:::::pro:wordpress:: cpe:2.3:a:wp-dreams:ajax_search:::::lite:wordpress::
First Time		Wp-dreams ajax Search Wp-dreams

Information

Published : 2023-04-24 19:15

Updated : 2025-03-18 15:21

NVD link : CVE-2023-1420

Mitre link : CVE-2023-1420

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2023-1420

JSON object : View

Products Affected

wp-dreams

ajax_search

CWE

No CWE.

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