XSS in Ivorysearch Ivory Search
CVE-2021-24234
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.
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.012 (66.2th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 66th percentile — 66.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.012 · newest: 0.012 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Ivorysearch Ivory Search
- Ivory Search – WordPress Plugin — versions 4.6.1
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- wpscan.com/vulnerability/ecc620be-8e29-4860-9d32-86b5814a3835 (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
- www.getastra.com/blog/911/plugin-exploit/reflected-xss-vulnerability-in-ivory-s… (Third Party Advisory)
- www.jinsonvarghese.com/reflected-xss-vulnerability-found-in-ivory-search-plugin/ (Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2021-24234?
- CVE-2021-24234 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ivorysearch Ivory Search, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2021-04-22.
- How severe is CVE-2021-24234?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2021-24234 known to be exploited?
- 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.