vinod-dalvi Ivory Search Plugin up to 5.5.15 on WordPress Setting menu_magnifier_color cross site scripting

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A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in vinod-dalvi Ivory Search Plugin up to 5.5.15 on WordPress. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Setting Handler. Such manipulation of the argument menu_magnifier_color leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2026-11356. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

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A vulnerability was found in vinod-dalvi Ivory Search Plugin up to 5.5.15 on WordPress. It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is an unknown function of the component Setting Handler. The manipulation of the argument menu_magnifier_color 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 Search Plugin plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'menu_title' and 'menu_magnifier_color' Settings in all versions up to, and including, 5.5.15 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with administrator-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.

The weakness was shared by Meher Sudhakar Abbireddi. The advisory is shared for download at wordfence.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2026-11356 since 06/05/2026. The exploitation is known to be difficult. The attack may be launched remotely. Additional levels of successful authentication are needed for exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1059.007.

Upgrading to version 5.5.14 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2026-39931). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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• WordPress Plugin

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• vinod-dalvi

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• Ivory Search Plugin

Version

• 5.5.0
• 5.5.1
• 5.5.2
• 5.5.3
• 5.5.4
• 5.5.5
• 5.5.6
• 5.5.7
• 5.5.8
• 5.5.9
• 5.5.10
• 5.5.11
• 5.5.12
• 5.5.13
• 5.5.14
• 5.5.15

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