Vulnerability in Ajax Woosearch

CVE-2025-9697

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

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.004 (27.5th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 28th percentile — 27.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2025-9697: held from 0.004 to 0.004.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000

Affected products

  • Ajax Woosearch — versions 0

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-9697?
CVE-2025-9697 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Ajax Woosearch, classified under CWE-89 SQL INJECTION. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2025-10-02.
How severe is CVE-2025-9697?
Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2025-9697 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.