CVE-2026-92243 (GCVE-0-2026-92243)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-10-03 02:25 – Updated: 2026-10-03 15:42
VLAI
Title
Ivory Search <= 5.5.18 - Reflected DOM-Based Cross-Site Scripting via 's' Parameter
Summary
The Ivory Search – WordPress Search Plugin plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via the 's' parameter in all versions up to, and including, 5.5.18 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. Exploitation requires that the targeted search form has the 'Highlight Search Terms' option enabled by an administrator, and that the malicious search query returns at least one post result.
Severity
6.1 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-10-03 15:36 UTC
CWE
  • CWE-79 - Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
vinod-dalvi Ivory Search – WordPress Search Plugin Affected: 0 , ≤ 5.5.18 (semver)
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Credits
@nacento
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