CVE-2025-14298 Cross-site scripting in FiboSearch – Ajax Search for WooCommerce
Authenticated attackers can inject arbitrary scripts via shortcode, requiring specific theme and plugin configurations to execute.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-14298?
CVE-2025-14298 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in damian-gora FiboSearch – Ajax Search for WooCommerce, published on 20 Dec 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
The FiboSearch – Ajax Search for WooCommerce plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's `thegem_te_search` shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 1.32.0 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. This vulnerability requires TheGem theme (premium) to be installed with Header Builder mode enabled, and the FiboSearch "Replace search bars" option enabled for TheGem integration.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-14298?
How do I fix CVE-2025-14298?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-14298 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-2025-14298 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-14298 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-c85f-gmpp-7rv9.