CVE-2021-24234

MEDIUM
Published Apr 22, 20215y ago · Modified Jun 17, 20262w ago
6.1 CVSS 3.1
Medium
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Published Apr 22, 2021 5y ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 2w ago

Description

The Search Forms page of the Ivory Search WordPress lugin before 4.6.1 did not properly sanitise the tab parameter before output it in the page, leading to a reflected Cross-Site Scripting issue when opening a malicious crafted link as a high privilege user. Knowledge of a form id is required to conduct the attack.

CVSS Details

Base Score
6.1
Exploitability
2.8
Impact
2.7
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction Required
Scope Changed
Confidentiality Low
Integrity Low
Availability None

Threat Intelligence

No active exploitation signals — not in CISA KEV and no EPSS score yet.

Exploit & Patch Status
Public Exploit Known
No Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-79 Cross-site Scripting Injection

Affected Products 1

VendorProductVersionRange
ivorysearchivory_search* <4.6.1

References 3

  • wpscan.com https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/ecc620be-8e29-4860-9d32-86b5814a3835
    ExploitThird Party Advisory
  • getastra.com https://www.getastra.com/blog/911/plugin-exploit/reflected-xss-vulnerability-in-ivory-search-wp-plugin/
    Third Party Advisory
  • jinsonvarghese.com https://www.jinsonvarghese.com/reflected-xss-vulnerability-found-in-ivory-search-plugin/
    Third Party Advisory

Remediation

No remediation data recorded yet

Check vendor advisories and the NVD entry for patch availability.