CVE-2022-38456
WordPress Ajax Search Lite Plugin <= 4.10.3 is vulnerable to Sensitive Data Exposure
Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor vulnerability in Ernest Marcinko Ajax Search Lite plugin <= 4.10.3 versions.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
WordPress Ajax Search Lite Plugin <= 4.10.3 is vulnerable to Sensitive Data Exposure
Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor vulnerability in Ernest Marcinko Ajax Search Lite plugin <= 4.10.3 versions.
- Record
CVE-2022-38456- CVSS 3.1
- 4.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-200
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-41040
Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor vulnerability in Ernest Marcinko Ajax Search Lite plugin <= 4.10.3 versions.
- Record
EUVD-2022-41040- CVSS 3.1
- 4.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-x4j8-7fh7-f669
Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor vulnerability in Ernest Marcinko Ajax...
Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor vulnerability in Ernest Marcinko Ajax Search Lite plugin <= 4.10.3 versions.
- Record
GHSA-x4j8-7fh7-f669- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-200
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor vulnerability in Ernest Marcinko Ajax Search Lite plugin <= 4.10.3 versions.
- Record
CVE-2022-38456- CVSS 3.1
- 4.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-200
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2022-38456 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.3) in Ajax Search Project Search, published March 15, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.55%, the 46th percentile. No source names a fixed version.