CVE-2026-16258 | BDVDB-2026-356222 Detail

Ajax Search Lite

Description#

The Ajax Search Lite WordPress plugin before 4.14.5 does not prevent the deserialization of untrusted input, allowing unauthenticated attackers to perform PHP Object Injection. When a suitable POP chain is present via another installed Ajax Search Lite WordPress plugin before 4.14.5 or , this can be leveraged to achieve Remote Code Execution.

Impact#

Per CVSS v3.1: confidentiality impact high, integrity impact high, availability impact high. Attack vector: network.

Weaknesses#

CWE-502 Deserialization of Untrusted Data

References#

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/8487a2ce-cb4d-46b8-942e-334ac94cf115/

Exploit#

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/8487a2ce-cb4d-46b8-942e-334ac94cf115/

History#

Version 12026-08-07Record published in the CVE List.

Published

Published: 2026-08-07
Last modified: 2026-08-07

Vendor information

Vendor: Not stated
Product: Ajax Search Lite

Score

9.8 Critical

EPSS

less than 1%, Very Low

Estimated chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. EPSS percentile: 58.4.

KEV

Not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

Impact

Insecure Deserialization

Action

No specific action is recorded in the source data. Check the references for vendor guidance.

Affected Systems

Vulnerable
< 4.14.5
Fixed
4.14.5

Scoring System

CVSS v4.0

Not available

CVSS v3.1

9.8 Critical

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Metric breakdown
Attack Vector	Network
Attack Complexity	Low
Privileges Required	None
User Interaction	None
Scope	Unchanged
Confidentiality	High
Integrity	High
Availability	High

CVSS v3.0

Not available

CVSS v2

Not available

Source: CVE List v5 (record); CISA KEV (kev, action); FIRST EPSS (epss).