Ajax Search Lite – Live Search & Filter: known security problems
15 known security problems reported for this WordPress plugin, with the affected versions, the fix and what to do.
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In short
There are 15 known security problems on this page. Each one has a fixed version. Updating to version 4.14.7 or newer covers every fixed problem listed here.
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A stranger could read or change the data in your site’s database
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 4.14.6
- Fixed in
- 4.14.7
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update Ajax Search Lite – Live Search & Filter to version 4.14.7 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2026-111852
- Report title
- Ajax Search Lite – Live Search & Filter <= 4.14.6 - Unauthenticated SQL Injection
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
Someone could do things on your site they should not be allowed to
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 4.14.5
- Fixed in
- 4.14.6
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update Ajax Search Lite – Live Search & Filter to version 4.14.6 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2026-110360
- Report title
- Ajax Search Lite – Live Search & Filter <= 4.14.5 - Missing Authorization
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
A stranger could in some setups, take over your site (up to and including 4.14.4)
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 4.14.4
- Fixed in
- 4.14.5
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update Ajax Search Lite – Live Search & Filter to version 4.14.5 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2026-28139
- Report title
- Ajax Search Lite – Live Search & Filter <= 4.14.4 - Unauthenticated PHP Object Injection
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
A stranger could in some setups, take over your site (up to and including 4.14.4) (2)
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 4.14.4
- Fixed in
- 4.14.5
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update Ajax Search Lite – Live Search & Filter to version 4.14.5 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2026-16258
- Report title
- Ajax Search Lite <= 4.14.4 - Unauthenticated PHP Object Injection
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
Someone who already has an admin account could in some setups, take over your site
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 4.13.3
- Fixed in
- 4.13.4
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update Ajax Search Lite – Live Search & Filter to version 4.13.4 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2025-48086
- Report title
- Ajax Search Lite <= 4.13.3 - Authenticated (Administrator+) PHP Object Injection
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
A stranger could do things on your site they should not be allowed to
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 4.13.1
- Fixed in
- 4.13.2
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update Ajax Search Lite – Live Search & Filter to version 4.13.2 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2025-7956
- Report title
- Ajax Search Lite <= 4.13.1 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Basic Information Exposure via ASL_Query in AJAX Search Handler
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
Someone could plant harmful code that runs for your visitors or admins (up to and including 4.12.4)
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 4.12.4
- Fixed in
- 4.12.5
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update Ajax Search Lite – Live Search & Filter to version 4.12.5 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2024-13585
- Report title
- Ajax Search Lite <= 4.12.4 - Authenticated (Admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
Someone could plant harmful code that runs for your visitors or admins (up to and including 4.12.3)
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 4.12.3
- Fixed in
- 4.12.4
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update Ajax Search Lite – Live Search & Filter to version 4.12.4 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2024-10568
- Report title
- Ajax Search Lite <= 4.12.3 - Authenticated (Admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
Someone who already has an admin account could plant harmful code that runs for your visitors or admins
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 4.12.1
- Fixed in
- 4.12.2
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update Ajax Search Lite – Live Search & Filter to version 4.12.2 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2024-8619
- Report title
- Ajax Search Lite <= 4.12.1 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
Someone could plant harmful code that runs for your visitors or admins (up to and including 4.12)
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 4.12
- Fixed in
- 4.12.1
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update Ajax Search Lite – Live Search & Filter to version 4.12.1 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2024-7084
- Report title
- Ajax Search Lite < 4.12 - Authenticated (Admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
Someone could plant harmful code that runs for your visitors or admins (up to and including 4.11.4)
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 4.11.4
- Fixed in
- 4.11.5
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update Ajax Search Lite – Live Search & Filter to version 4.11.5 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2024-21752
- Report title
- Ajax Search Lite <= 4.11.4 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
Someone could plant harmful code that runs for your visitors or admins (up to and including 4.11)
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 4.11
- Fixed in
- 4.11.1
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update Ajax Search Lite – Live Search & Filter to version 4.11.1 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2023-1420
- Report title
- Ajax Search Lite <= 4.11 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
Anyone with an account on your site, even a basic one could do things on your site they should not be allowed to
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 4.10.3
- Fixed in
- 4.11
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update Ajax Search Lite – Live Search & Filter to version 4.11 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2022-38456
- Report title
- Ajax Search Lite <= 4.10.3 - Missing Authorization leading to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Sensitive Information Disclosure
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
Someone could run their own code on your site and take it over (before 3.11)
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Before 3.11
- Fixed in
- 3.11
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update Ajax Search Lite – Live Search & Filter to version 3.11 or newer.
- Report title
- Ajax Search Lite < 3.11 - Missing Authorization to Remote Code Execution
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
Someone could run their own code on your site and take it over (before 3.11) (2)
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Before 3.11
- Fixed in
- 3.11
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update Ajax Search Lite – Live Search & Filter to version 3.11 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2014-4663
- Report title
- Ajax Search Lite < 3.11 - Remote Code Execution
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
Where this comes from
We collect these reports from public security sources and rewrite them in plain words. Each problem shows its sources and the date we first saw it. This page never says whether your own site is affected: only a check of your site’s versions can tell.
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