Ajax Search Lite <= 4.10.3 - Missing Authorization leading to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Sensitive Information Disclosure

2023-02-06 00:00

István Márton

Strategic Overview

Status

Patched in 4.11

Affected PluginAjax Search Lite – Live Search & Filter

Affected Version<= 4.10.3

CVSS4.3Medium

CVECVE-2022-38456

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Vulnerability Overview

The Ajax Search Lite plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Missing Authorization (leading to Sensitive Information Disclosure) in versions up to, and including, 4.10.3 via the 'searchCF' function. This can allow subscriber-level attackers to extract sensitive data including post metadata from an unprotected Ajax endpoint.

Technical Analysis

REMEDIATION: Update to version 4.11, or a newer patched version --- IDENTIFIER: CWE-862 (Missing Authorization) The product does not perform an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action.

External References

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-38456 https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/5f2c157b-cd5a-459d-8e26-859e686148dc

CVSS Vector

4.3

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Base

Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredLow
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged
ConfidentialityLow
IntegrityNone
AvailabilityNone

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