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Security incident · CVE-2025-7956

The Ajax Search Lite plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Basic Information Exposure due to missing authorization in its AJAX search handler in all versions up to, and including,

Published Aug 28, 2025 · catalog updated Apr 8, 2026 · Ajax Search Lite – Live Search & Filter

Last checked Oct 23, 2026. A connected source was read within the last 7 days.

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2025-7956. EPSS is 0.30%. Act only if a listed version of Ajax Search Lite – Live Search & Filter is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
Severity
Medium5.3
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.30%
Remediation
Vendor / distro source
Affected products
vendor wpdreams Ajax Search Lite – Live Search & Filter 0 ≤4.13.1

The Ajax Search Lite plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Basic Information Exposure due to missing authorization in its AJAX search handler in all versions up to, and including, 4.13.1. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to issue repeated AJAX requests to leak the content of any protected post in rolling 100‑character windows.

Are you affected?

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  • vendor wpdreams Ajax Search Lite – Live Search & Filter 0 ≤4.13.10 ≤4.13.1

How to fix CVE-2025-7956

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2025-7956. EPSS is 0.30%. Act only if a listed version of Ajax Search Lite – Live Search & Filter is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with wpdreams Ajax Search Lite – Live Search & Filter 0 ≤4.13.1 0 ≤4.13.1. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 0.30%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Technology hubs

WordPress security

Code

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Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Aug 28, 2025 · EUVD

    Detected

    The Ajax Search Lite plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Basic Information Exposure due to missing authorization in its AJAX search handler in all versions up to, and including, 4.13.1. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to issue repeated AJAX requests to leak the content of any protected post in rolling 100‑character windows.

  2. Apr 8, 2026 · EUVD

    Updated

    The Ajax Search Lite plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Basic Information Exposure due to missing authorization in its AJAX search handler in all versions up to, and including, 4.13.1. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to issue repeated AJAX requests to leak the content of any protected post in rolling 100‑character windows.

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2025-7956

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2025-7956

    30-day exploitation probability 0.30%

    first.org
  • EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2025-26081

    The Ajax Search Lite plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Basic Information Exposure due to missing authorization in its AJAX search handler in all versions up to, and including, 4.13.1. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to issue repeated AJAX requests to leak

    euvd.enisa.europa.eu

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 23, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.

  • FIRST EPSSOct 23, 2026
  • CVE.orgOct 22, 2026
  • EUVDOct 21, 2026