Information disclosure in Ivorysearch Ivory Search
CVE-2024-6835
The Ivory Search – WordPress Search Plugin plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Information Exposure in all versions up to, and including, 5.5.6 via the ajax_load_posts function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to extract text data from password-protected posts using the boolean-based attack on the AJAX search form
Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.005 (42.2th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 42nd percentile — 42.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.005 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/013f7c26-8348-4c54-af61-473a7… (Third Party Advisory)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/add-search-to-menu/tags/5.5.6/public/class-i… (Product)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/add-search-to-menu/tags/5.5.6/public/partial… (Product)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3145289/ (Patch)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-6835?
- CVE-2024-6835 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ivorysearch Ivory Search, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2024-09-05.
- How severe is CVE-2024-6835?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2024-6835 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.