Ivory Search – WordPress Search Plugin <= 5.5.5 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Index Creation
Priority LOW 20CWE-862Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Low · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-862.
Summary
The Ivory Search – WordPress Search Plugin plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the ajax_create_index() function in all versions up to, and including, 5.5.5. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to trigger index creation.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00445 38th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| vinod-dalvi | Ivory Search – WordPress Search Plugin | up to 5.5.5 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Ivory Search – WordPress Search Plugin Vendorvinod-dalvi Affected up to 5.5.5 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE names CISA-ADP · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:vinod-dalvi:ivory_search:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | — | — | — |
- cpe:2.3:a:vinod-dalvi:ivory_search:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions — — ·—
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-3233
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-fqqc-9cq3-qc2r
References
More vinod-dalvi vulnerabilities
- TI-2025-39217 WordPress Ivory Search plugin <= 5.5.12 - Broken Access Control vulnerability CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3
- TI-2024-22402 WordPress Login Logout Register Menu plugin <= 2.0 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2024-03472 Cross-site scripting in vinod-dalvi Login Logout Register Menu CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.4
- TI-2022-04562 Freemius SDK <= 2.4.2 - Missing Authorization Checks CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.3
- TI-2026-67398 Ivory Search <= 5.5.18 - Reflected DOM-Based Cross-Site Scripting via 's' Parameter CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
- TI-2024-12404 Freemius <= 2.10.1 - Reflected DOM-Based Cross-Site Scripting via url Parameter CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
Sources
- CVE-2024-3233 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-3233 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-fqqc-9cq3-qc2r · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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