Cross-site scripting in damian-gora FiboSearch – Ajax Search for WooCommerce
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
The FiboSearch – Ajax Search for WooCommerce plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's `thegem_te_search` shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 1.32.0 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. This vulnerability requires TheGem theme (premium) to be installed with Header Builder mode enabled, and the FiboSearch "Replace search bars" option enabled for TheGem integration.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| damian-gora | FiboSearch – Ajax Search for WooCommerce | up to 1.32.0 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- FiboSearch – Ajax Search for WooCommerce Vendordamian-gora Affected up to 1.32.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-14298
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-c85f-gmpp-7rv9
References
Other 5
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/8149103e-105d-401d-8a15-b07d131baaac?source=cve
- https://wordpress.org/plugins/ajax-search-for-woocommerce
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/ajax-search-for-woocommerce/tags/1.32.0/partials/themes/thegem-elementor.php#L94
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/ajax-search-for-woocommerce/tags/1.32.0/partials/themes/thegem-elementor.php#L104
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&new=3420841%40ajax-search-for-woocommerce%2Ftrunk&old=3398612%40ajax-search-for-woocommerce%2Ftrunk&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=#file136
More damian-gora vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-75244 Stored cross-site scripting in FiboSearch for WooCommerce CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.4
- TI-2022-04562 Freemius SDK <= 2.4.2 - Missing Authorization Checks CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.3
- TI-2024-12404 Freemius <= 2.10.1 - Reflected DOM-Based Cross-Site Scripting via url Parameter CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
Sources
- CVE-2025-14298 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-14298 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-c85f-gmpp-7rv9 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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