What is CVE-2024-21752?

CVE-2024-21752 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ernest Marcinko Ajax Search Lite, classified under Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF). CVSS score: 7.1/10. Published 2024-02-29.

How severe is CVE-2024-21752?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.1 out of 10.

Is CVE-2024-21752 known to be exploited?

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

CSRF in Ernest Marcinko Ajax Search Lite

CVE-2024-21752

Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Ernest Marcinko Ajax Search Lite allows Reflected XSS.This issue affects Ajax Search Lite: from n/a through 4.11.4.

Vulnerability class: CSRF (Cross-Site Request Forgery)

Published 2024-02-29 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.002 (8.7th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 9th percentile — 8.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-352 — Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-21752?: CVE-2024-21752 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ernest Marcinko Ajax Search Lite, classified under Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF). CVSS score: 7.1/10. Published 2024-02-29.
How severe is CVE-2024-21752?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.1 out of 10.
Is CVE-2024-21752 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.