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TI-2022-00689 Aliases CVE-2022-0780GHSA-xpxf-4p9g-j69p

SearchIQ < 3.9 - Unauthenticated Stored XSS

Priority LOW 29CWE-79Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Cross-site scripting
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Low · Low · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.

Summary

The SearchIQ WordPress plugin before 3.9 contains a flag to disable the verification of CSRF nonces, granting unauthenticated attackers access to the siq_ajax AJAX action and allowing them to perform Cross-Site Scripting attacks due to the lack of sanitisation and escaping in the customCss parameter

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00866 58th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed SearchIQ – The Search Solution (Unknown): 3.9

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
UnknownSearchIQ – The Search Solution3.9 to before 3.93.9Patch availableCNA
  • SearchIQ – The Search Solution VendorUnknown Affected 3.9 to before 3.9 Fixed in 3.9 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:searchiq:searchiq:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*before 3.9VulnerableSearchIQ
  • cpe:2.3:a:searchiq:searchiq:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions before 3.9 Vulnerable ·SearchIQ

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA SearchIQ – The Search Solution (Unknown) Fixed in 3.9

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-0780
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-xpxf-4p9g-j69p

References

Exploit 1

  • TI-2024-20635 WordPress SearchIQ plugin <= 4.5 - Sensitive Data Exposure via Log File vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2023-25940 WordPress SearchIQ plugin <= 4.4 - Broken Access Control vulnerability CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3
  • TI-2025-22137 WordPress SearchIQ plugin <= 4.7 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
  • TI-2024-12392 SearchIQ – The Search Solution <= 4.7 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.4
  • TI-2024-10091 SearchIQ – The Search Solution <= 4.6 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.4
  • TI-2024-37199 WordPress SearchIQ plugin <= 4.6 - Cross-Site Requst Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.3

Sources

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