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Fencer Intel
critical 9.8

CVE-2025-9697 json

Ajax WooSearch <= 1.0.0 - Unauthenticated SQL Injection

published last yr. modified 22d ago also EUVD-2025-32649

cvss
9.8
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.4%
EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 38%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

The Ajax WooSearch WordPress plugin through 1.0.0 does not properly sanitise and escape a parameter before using it in a SQL statement via an AJAX action available to unauthenticated users, leading to a SQL injection

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CISA SSVC

Exploitation
Proof of concept is public
Automatable
yes
Technical impact
total
Assessed
last yr.

Exploit prediction

0.44% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 38% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • wpscan.com https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/38939152-e54e-4f8f-996b-592de195570d/ referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CISA ADP 3.1 9.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CNA 3.1 9.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

  • Unknown Ajax WooSearch

Classification

Technology feeds

References

Sources

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