CVE-2026-125761 WordPress YITH WooCommerce Ajax Search plugin <= 2.30.0 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
Attackers can store malicious scripts via the YITH WooCommerce Ajax Search plugin that run in visitors' browsers.
- 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
- Harmful if only installed
- No
- Needs a specific call
- No
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-125761?
CVE-2026-125761 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in YITH WooCommerce Ajax Search, published on 11 Nov 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in YITH YITH WooCommerce Ajax Search yith-woocommerce-ajax-search allows Stored XSS.This issue affects YITH WooCommerce Ajax Search: from n/a through 2.30.0.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-125761?
An affected version is exposed as installed. No special setting or call is needed.
How do I fix CVE-2026-125761?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-125761 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-2026-125761 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-125761 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-j79c-cjvh-x4x5.