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CVE-2023-1420

MEDIUM 6.1 CVSS 3.1
Published
April 24, 2023
Last modified
June 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified
Reported by
contact@wpscan.com
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Description

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

Affected WordPress components

A confirmed match is backed by the plugin or theme slug. A possible match is based on the product name only and should be verified.

Affected products and versions

  • Unknown Ajax Search Lite — Before 4.11.1
  • Unknown Ajax Search Pro — Before 4.26.2
  • wp-dreams ajax_search — Before 4.11.1
  • wp-dreams ajax_search — Before 4.26.2

References

  • wpscan.com https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/a9a54ee5-2b80-4f55-894c-1047030eea7f Exploit, Third Party Advisory
  • nvd.nist.gov Official NVD record