---
id: "CVE-2026-111852"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2026-111852"]
title: "Ajax Search Lite WordPress plugin: blind SQL injection lets attackers read the database"
severity: "critical"
cvss: 9.3
epss: 0.00338
exploited: false
status: "open"
category: "package"
products: []
ecosystems: []
tags: ["ajax-search-lite", "package", "self-hosted", "wordpress"]
not_affected_if: ["plugin-not-installed", "version-above-4.14.6"]
published_at: "2026-10-21T15:17:16+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-10-23T21:57:28+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-10-24T13:15:54+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-111852", "first_seen_at": "2026-10-23T21:57:28+00:00"}, {"source": "epss", "url": "https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2026-111852", "first_seen_at": "2026-10-24T13:15:54+00:00"}]
---

# Ajax Search Lite WordPress plugin: blind SQL injection lets attackers read the database

The Ajax Search Lite WordPress plugin builds an SQL command from unsanitized input, so a remote visitor can run blind SQL queries. An attacker can read site data, including user records and password hashes, from the WordPress database.

_Summary, check and fix written by a model from the sources; labelled as such._

## How to check

Check the installed plugin version in the WordPress admin under Plugins; versions through 4.14.6 are affected.

## Fix

Update Ajax Search Lite to a version later than 4.14.6; the first fixed version is unknown from the sources.

## Timeline

- 2026-10-23T21:57:28+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-111852
- 2026-10-24T13:15:54+00:00 epss https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2026-111852

## From the sources

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') vulnerability in WPdreams Ajax Search Lite ajax-search-lite allows Blind SQL Injection.This issue affects Ajax Search Lite: from n/a through 4.14.6.

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