vulnerability
WordPress Plugin: ajax-search-for-woocommerce: CVE-2025-14298: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:N) | Dec 19, 2025 | Dec 22, 2025 | Apr 30, 2026 |
Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:N)
Published
Dec 19, 2025
Added
Dec 22, 2025
Modified
Apr 30, 2026
Description
The FiboSearch – Ajax Search for WooCommerce plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's `thegem_te_search` shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 1.32.0 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. This vulnerability requires TheGem theme (premium) to be installed with Header Builder mode enabled, and the FiboSearch "Replace search bars" option enabled for TheGem integration.
Solution
ajax-search-for-woocommerce-plugin-cve-2025-14298
References
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-14298
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/8149103e-105d-401d-8a15-b07d131baaac?source=api-prod
- https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2025-204637
- CVE-2025-14298
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2025-14298
- CWE-79
- EUVD-EUVD-2025-204637
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