TI-2024-12626 Aliases CVE-2024-13585 GHSA-jfh6-m8fx-jjp9

Ajax Search Lite < 4.12.5 - Admin+ Stored XSS

MEDIUM 50CWE-79Published 2025-02-21 · Updated 2025-02-21

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: High
User interaction: Required
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Cross-site scripting
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: Low · Low · None
Fix status: Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.

Summary

The Ajax Search Lite WordPress plugin before 4.12.5 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).

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.00412 35th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA and NVD

Fix Fixed Ajax Search Lite (Unknown): 4.12.5

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation: Poc
Automatable: No
Technical impact: Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
Unknown	Ajax Search Lite	before 4.12.5	4.12.5	Patch available	CNA

Ajax Search Lite VendorUnknown Affected before 4.12.5 Fixed in 4.12.5 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:wp-dreams:ajax_search:::::lite:wordpress::	before 4.12.5	Vulnerable	wpdreams

cpe:2.3:a:wp-dreams:ajax_search:*:*:*:*:lite:wordpress:*:* Versions before 4.12.5 Vulnerable ·wpdreams

Remediation

Fix · CNA Ajax Search Lite (Unknown) Fixed in 4.12.5

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-13585
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-jfh6-m8fx-jjp9

References

Exploit 1

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/270f213a-2fde-471c-ad09-2b44d11891ec/

TI-2023-01355 Ajax Search Lite Pro < 4.26.2 - Multiple Reflected Cross-Site Scripting CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
TI-2023-01343 Ajax Search Lite < 4.11.1, Pro < 4.26.2 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
TI-2024-09790 Ajax Search Lite < 4.12.4 - Admin+ Stored XSS CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.7
TI-2024-07995 Ajax Search Lite <= 4.12.2 - Admin+ Stored XSS CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.8
TI-2024-06563 Ajax Search Lite < 4.12.1 - Admin+ Stored XSS CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.8
TI-2024-14438 WordPress Ajax Search Lite Plugin <= 4.11.4 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS) CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.1

Sources

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