CVE-2026-1053
Ivory Search <= 5.5.13 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'menu_gcse' and 'nothing_found_text' Parameters
CVSS Score
4.4
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th
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.
| CWE | CWE-79 |
| Vendor | vinod-dalvi |
| Product | ivory search – wordpress search plugin |
| Published | Jan 28, 2026 |
| Last Updated | Apr 8, 2026 |
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CVSS v3 Breakdown
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability
Affected Versions
vinod-dalvi / Ivory Search – WordPress Search Plugin
0 ≤ 5.5.13
References
wordfence.com: https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/cdc5ef6a-32d8-4c4b-b459-d9b543b56898?source=cve plugins.svn.wordpress.org: https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/add-search-to-menu/tags/5.5.13/public/class-is-public.php plugins.trac.wordpress.org: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/add-search-to-menu/tags/5.5.13/public/class-is-public.php#L204 plugins.trac.wordpress.org: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/add-search-to-menu/tags/5.5.13/public/class-is-public.php#L249 plugins.trac.wordpress.org: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/add-search-to-menu/tags/5.5.13/public/partials/is-ajax-results.php#L148 plugins.trac.wordpress.org: 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=
Credits
JongHwan Shin