Cross-site scripting in vinod-dalvi Ivory Search – WordPress Search Plugin
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
The Ivory Search – WordPress Search Plugin plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via admin settings in all versions up to, and including, 5.5.13 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with administrator-level permissions and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. This only affects multi-site installations and installations where unfiltered_html has been disabled.
Why it matters now
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 5.5.13 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Ivory Search – WordPress Search Plugin Vendorvinod-dalvi Affected up to 5.5.13 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-1053
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-585q-rrjr-7f52
References
Other 6
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/cdc5ef6a-32d8-4c4b-b459-d9b543b56898?source=cve
- https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/add-search-to-menu/tags/5.5.13/public/class-is-public.php
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/add-search-to-menu/tags/5.5.13/public/class-is-public.php#L204
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/add-search-to-menu/tags/5.5.13/public/class-is-public.php#L249
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/add-search-to-menu/tags/5.5.13/public/partials/is-ajax-results.php#L148
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3444659%40add-search-to-menu&new=3444659%40add-search-to-menu&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=
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-2026-1053 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-1053 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-585q-rrjr-7f52 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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