# CVE-2025-14298: FiboSearch – Ajax Search for WooCommerce \<= 1.32.0 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via thegem\_te\_search Shortcode

- Severity: CVSS 5.4 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2025-12-20 · Updated: 2026-04-08

## Affected

- damian-gora FiboSearch – Ajax Search for WooCommerce: through 1.32.0

## 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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on damian-gora FiboSearch – Ajax Search for WooCommerce, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## References

- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/8149103e-105d-401d-8a15-b07d131baaac?source=cve
- https://wordpress.org/plugins/ajax-search-for-woocommerce
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/ajax-search-for-woocommerce/tags/1.32.0/partials/themes/thegem-elementor.php#L94
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/ajax-search-for-woocommerce/tags/1.32.0/partials/themes/thegem-elementor.php#L104
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&new=3420841%40ajax-search-for-woocommerce%2Ftrunk&old=3398612%40ajax-search-for-woocommerce%2Ftrunk&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=#file136

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