# CVE-2024-7573: Relevanssi Live Ajax Search <= 2.4 - Unauthenticated WP_Query Argument Injection

> Unauthenticated attackers can inject arguments into WP_Query to expose sensitive information like attachments or private posts in the Relevanssi Live Ajax Search plugin.

- **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:** 28 Aug 2024
- **Updated:** 8 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-frvq-jf8m-34q5

## What is CVE-2024-7573?

CVE-2024-7573 is a medium-severity vulnerability in comesio Relevanssi Live Ajax Search, published on 28 Aug 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The Relevanssi Live Ajax Search plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to argument injection in all versions up to, and including, 2.4. This is due to insufficient validation of input supplied via POST data in the 'search' function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary arguments into a WP_Query query and potentially expose sensitive information such as attachments or private posts.

Weakness: CWE-88 (Improper Neutralization of Argument Delimiters in a Command)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-7573?


## How do I fix CVE-2024-7573?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-7573 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-7573 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-7573 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-7573 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-7573 is a medium-severity vulnerability in comesio Relevanssi Live Ajax Search, published on 28 Aug 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-7573 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: comesio Relevanssi 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-2024-7573/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-7573/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-7573
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-7573
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-7573

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-7573/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.