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CVE-2026-28139 (GCVE-0-2026-28139)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-08-06 14:27 – Updated: 2026-08-06 14:46
VLAI
Title
WordPress Ajax Search Lite plugin <= 4.14.4 - PHP Object Injection vulnerability
Summary
Unauthenticated PHP Object Injection in Ajax Search Lite <= 4.14.4 versions.
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: yes Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-08-06 14:46 UTC
CWE
  • CWE-502 - Deserialization of Untrusted Data
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
wpdreams Ajax Search Lite Affected: n/a , ≤ 4.14.4 (custom)
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