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CVE-2021-24234: Ivory Search < 4.6.1 - Reflected Cross Site Scripting (XSS)

• Severity: medium (CVSS 6.1 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2021-04-22 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-79

Description

The Search Forms page of the Ivory Search WordPress lugin before 4.6.1 did not properly sanitise the tab parameter before output it in the page, leading to a reflected Cross-Site Scripting issue when opening a malicious crafted link as a high privilege user. Knowledge of a form id is required to conduct the attack.

Affected products

• vinod-dalvi Ivory Search – WordPress Search Plugin: before 4.6.1 — fixed in 4.6.1

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: vinod-dalvi Ivory Search – WordPress Search Plugin 4.6.1. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/ecc620be-8e29-4860-9d32-86b5814a3835
• https://www.getastra.com/blog/911/plugin-exploit/reflected-xss-vulnerability-in-ivory-search-wp-plugin/
• https://www.jinsonvarghese.com/reflected-xss-vulnerability-found-in-ivory-search-plugin/
• https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/ecc620be-8e29-4860-9d32-86b5814a3835
• https://www.getastra.com/blog/911/plugin-exploit/reflected-xss-vulnerability-in-ivory-search-wp-plugin/
• https://www.jinsonvarghese.com/reflected-xss-vulnerability-found-in-ivory-search-plugin/

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