# CVE-2022-2535: SearchWP Live Ajax Search < 1.6.2 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary Post Title Disclosure

> Unauthenticated attackers can disclose private, draft, and pending post titles and permalinks via crafted live search queries.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 15 Aug 2022
- **Updated:** 3 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-v492-qvfp-r274

## What is CVE-2022-2535?

CVE-2022-2535 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Unknown SearchWP Live Ajax Search, published on 15 Aug 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The SearchWP Live Ajax Search WordPress plugin before 1.6.2 does not ensure that users making a live search are limited to published posts only, allowing unauthenticated users to make a crafted query disclosing private/draft/pending post titles along with their permalink

Weakness: CWE-639 (Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-2535?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Searchwp Searchwp Live Ajax Search.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-2535?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-2535 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-2535 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-2535 exists.

Public exploit code:

- SearchWP Live Ajax Search < 1.6.2 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary Post Title Disclosure (nuclei): http/cves/2022/CVE-2022-2535.yaml

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-2535 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-2535 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Unknown SearchWP Live Ajax Search, published on 15 Aug 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-2535 exists.

Affected product: Unknown SearchWP Live Ajax Search. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-2535/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-2535/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-2535
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-2535
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-2535

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-2535/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.