VDB-312698 · CVE-2025-5209 · EUVD-2025-18481

Ivory Search Plugin up to 5.5.9 on WordPress Setting cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as problematic has been discovered in Ivory Search Plugin up to 5.5.9 on WordPress. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Setting Handler. Such manipulation leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2025-5209. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Ivory Search Plugin up to 5.5.9 on WordPress. Affected by this issue is an unknown functionality of the component Setting Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-79. The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. Impacted is integrity. CVE summarizes:

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

The advisory is available at wpscan.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2025-5209 since 05/26/2025. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. Additional levels of successful authentication are necessary for exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1059.007 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

Upgrading to version 5.5.10 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2025-18481). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

Productinfo

Type

WordPress Plugin

Name

Ivory Search Plugin

Version

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

CVSSv4info

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VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 2.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 2.3

VulDB Base Score: 2.4
VulDB Temp Score: 2.3
VulDB Vector: 🔒
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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ATT&CK: 🔒

Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔒

Upgrade: Ivory Search Plugin 5.5.10

Timelineinfo

05/26/2025 CVE reserved
06/17/2025 +22 days Advisory disclosed
06/17/2025 +0 days VulDB entry created
06/26/2025 +9 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: wpscan.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-5209 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-5209
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-312698
EUVD: 🔒

Entryinfo

Created: 06/17/2025 09:02
Updated: 06/26/2025 18:30
Changes: 06/17/2025 09:02 (56), 06/17/2025 10:50 (1), 06/26/2025 18:30 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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