Ricerca – advanced search <= 1.1.12 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Plugin's Settings
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 Ricerca – advanced search plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via plugin's settings in all versions up to, and including, 1.1.12 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| systemsrtk | Ricerca – advanced search | up to 1.1.12 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Ricerca – advanced search Vendorsystemsrtk Affected up to 1.1.12 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-2837
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-hpfx-9vj4-xr9j
References
Sources
- CVE-2026-2837 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-2837 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-hpfx-9vj4-xr9j · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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