XSS in Ivorysearch Ivory_search

CVE-2025-5209

The Ivory Search WordPress plugin before 5.5.10 does not sanitise and escape some of its settings, which could allow high privilege users such as admin to perform Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when unfiltered_html is disallowed

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.002 (12.2th 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

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

  • contact@wpscan.com (Exploit, technical-description, Third Party Advisory, exploit, vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-5209?
CVE-2025-5209 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ivorysearch Ivory_search, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 4.8/10. Published 2025-06-17.
How severe is CVE-2025-5209?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.8 out of 10.