What is CVE-2022-38456?

CVE-2022-38456 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ajax Search Project, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2023-03-15.

How severe is CVE-2022-38456?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.

Is CVE-2022-38456 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Information disclosure in Ajax Search Project

CVE-2022-38456

Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor vulnerability in Ernest Marcinko Ajax Search Lite plugin <= 4.10.3 versions.

Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure

Published 2023-03-15 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.006 (44.0th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 44th percentile — 44.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.006 · newest: 0.006 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-200 — Information Disclosure

Public proof-of-concept exploits

20142995/nuclei-templates

References

patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/ajax-search-lite/wordpress-ajax-search-li… (Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-38456?: CVE-2022-38456 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ajax Search Project, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2023-03-15.
How severe is CVE-2022-38456?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.
Is CVE-2022-38456 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.