CVE-2022-38456 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor vulnerability in Ernest Marcinko Ajax Search Lite plugin <= 4.10.3 versions.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00263.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

Vendors	Products
Ajax Search Project	Ajax Search

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:ajax_search_project:ajax_search:*:*:*:*:lite:wordpress:*:*

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2022-41040	Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor vulnerability in Ernest Marcinko Ajax Search Lite plugin <= 4.10.3 versions.

Fixes

Solution

Update to 4.11 or a higher version.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/ajax-search-lite/wordpress-ajax-search-lite-plugin-4-10-3-auth-data-exposure-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

History

Mon, 13 Jan 2025 16:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Patchstack

Published: 2023-03-15T14:46:17.239Z

Updated: 2025-01-13T15:51:37.973Z

Reserved: 2022-09-27T08:43:17.581Z

Link: CVE-2022-38456

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-03T10:54:03.685Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2023-03-15T15:15:09.357

Modified: 2024-11-21T07:16:30.757

Link: CVE-2022-38456

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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