CRITICAL 9.8 NVD

CVE-2026-16258

The Ajax Search Lite WordPress plugin before 4.14.5 does not prevent the deserialization of untrusted input, allowing unauthenticated attackers to perform PHP

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.

References

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

Published: 2026-08-07 · Source: NVD · Feed updated: 2026-08-10

This critical severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 9.8 was published on 2026-08-07 via NVD.

Risk Timeline

CVE Disclosed2026-08-07 · 2 days ago

Remediation Resources

Official Advisory

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

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