CVE-2026-95598: WordPress Search in Place plugin <= 1.5.5 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

Severity: high (CVSS 7.1 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2026-10-09 · updated 2026-10-09
Weakness: CWE-79

Description

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in codepeople Search in Place search-in-place allows Reflected XSS.This issue affects Search in Place: from n/a through 1.5.5.

Affected products

codepeople Search in Place: through 1.5.5

References

https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/search-in-place/vulnerability/wordpress-search-in-place-plugin-1-5-5-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

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