CVE-2022-2535: The SearchWP Live Ajax Search WordPress plugin before 1.6.2 does not ensure that users making a live search are limited to published posts only, allowing unauthenticated users to make a crafted query

medium Affects searchwp-live-ajax-search (WordPress plugin). Feed 2026.10.29.1, updated 2026-10-28; published 2022-08-15; advisory modified 2026-06-17.

The SearchWP Live Ajax Search WordPress plugin before 1.6.2 does not ensure that users making a live search are limited to published posts only, allowing unauthenticated users to make a crafted query

Package: searchwp-live-ajax-search (WordPress plugin) WordPress
Affected versions: <1.6.2
Fixed in: 1.6.2
Severity: medium CVSS 5.3
Exploitation: not on CISA KEV · EPSS 2% (81.0th percentile)
Published: 2022-08-15
Source: nvd

References

CWE-639

NVD record searchwp-live-ajax-search (WordPress plugin) advisories

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