CVE-2024-21752: WordPress Ajax Search Lite Plugin <= 4.11.4 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.1 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2024-02-29 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-352

Description

Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Ernest Marcinko Ajax Search Lite allows Reflected XSS.This issue affects Ajax Search Lite: from n/a through 4.11.4.

Affected products

Ajax Search Lite: before 4.11.5 — fixed in 4.11.5

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Ajax Search Lite 4.11.5. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/ajax-search-lite/wordpress-ajax-search-lite-plugin-4-11-4-reflected-xss-via-cross-site-request-forgery-csrf-vulnerability?_s_id=cve
https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/ajax-search-lite/wordpress-ajax-search-lite-plugin-4-11-4-reflected-xss-via-cross-site-request-forgery-csrf-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

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