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.
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Fri, 07 Aug 2026 06:15:00 +0000

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Description 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.
Title Ajax Search Lite < 4.14.5 - Unauthenticated PHP Object Injection via Search Statistics REST Endpoint
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WPScan

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-07T06:00:13.815Z

Reserved: 2026-07-20T08:27:28.711Z

Link: CVE-2026-16258

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Updated: 2026-08-07T07:30:09Z