CVE-2024-10568 Ajax Search Lite < 4.12.4 - Admin+ Stored XSS
Admin users can inject malicious scripts via unsanitized settings in the Ajax Search Lite WordPress plugin, bypassing unfiltered_html restrictions.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-10568?
CVE-2024-10568 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown Ajax Search Lite, published on 12 Dec 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
The Ajax Search Lite WordPress plugin before 4.12.4 does not sanitise and escape some of its settings, which could allow high privilege users such as admin to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed (for example in multisite setup).
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-10568?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Wp-Dreams Ajax Search.
How do I fix CVE-2024-10568?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-10568 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.
Is CVE-2024-10568 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-10568 exists.
Other vulnerabilities in Unknown Ajax Search Lite
- CVE-2024-21752 WordPress Ajax Search Lite Plugin <= 4.11.4 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)
- CVE-2023-1420 Ajax Search Lite < 4.11.1, Pro < 4.26.2 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
- CVE-2023-1435 Ajax Search Lite Pro < 4.26.2 - Multiple Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
- CVE-2024-8619 Ajax Search Lite <= 4.12.2 - Admin+ Stored XSS
- CVE-2024-7084 Ajax Search Lite < 4.12.1 - Admin+ Stored XSS
Sources
Also known as GHSA-3q36-3ffw-mmf8.