Search Filter Pro < 2.5.18 - Admin+ Stored XSS
Priority MEDIUM 55CWE-79Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- High
- 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 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
The Search & Filter Pro WordPress plugin before 2.5.18 does not sanitise and escape some of its settings, which could allow high privilege users such as admin to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed (for example in multisite setup)
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00311 24th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA and NVD
Fix Fixed Search & Filter Pro (Unknown): 2.5.18
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Search & Filter Pro | before 2.5.18 | 2.5.18 | Patch available | CNA |
- Search & Filter Pro VendorUnknown Affected before 2.5.18 Fixed in 2.5.18 Patch available CNA
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Search & Filter Pro (Unknown) Fixed in 2.5.18
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-6481
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-qmvr-hqqr-gjg7
References
More Code Amp Search & Filter vulnerabilities
- TI-2022-04082 Search & Filter < 1.2.16 - Contributor+ Stored XSS CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.4
Sources
- CVE-2024-6481 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-6481 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-qmvr-hqqr-gjg7 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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