What is CVE-2021-36869?

CVE-2021-36869 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ivory Search (Wordpress Plugin), classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 4.8/10. Published 2021-10-21.

How severe is CVE-2021-36869?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2021-36869 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

XSS in Ivory Search (Wordpress Plugin)

CVE-2021-36869

Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in WordPress Ivory Search plugin (versions <= 4.6.6). Vulnerable parameter: &post.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.007 (49.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.8 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Ivory Search (Wordpress Plugin) — versions <= 4.6.6
Ivorysearch Ivory_search

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

Public proof-of-concept exploits

20142995/nuclei-templates

References

audit@patchstack.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Product, Third Party Advisory)
audit@patchstack.com (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-36869?: CVE-2021-36869 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ivory Search (Wordpress Plugin), classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 4.8/10. Published 2021-10-21.
How severe is CVE-2021-36869?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2021-36869 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.