Vulnerability · Published Jun 27, 2026 · Assigned by Wordfence
CVE-2026-11356Ivory Search <= 5.5.15 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'menu_title' and 'menu_magnifier_color' Settings
Medium 4.4
In plain English
A medium-severity cross-site scripting in Ivory Search – WordPress Search Plugin from vinod-dalvi. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.4% (higher than 34% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
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.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| vinod-dalvi | Ivory Search – WordPress Search Plugin | 0 – through 5.5.15 |
Weakness: CWE-79 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
References
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/ab004836-8362-46d6-acfc-80f582605b43?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/add-search-to-menu/tags/5.5.15/public/class-is-public.php#L1199
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/add-search-to-menu/tags/5.5.15/public/class-is-public.php#L222
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/add-search-to-menu/tags/5.5.15/public/class-is-public.php#L263
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/add-search-to-menu/tags/5.5.15/admin/class-is-settings-fields.php#L249
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/add-search-to-menu/tags/5.5.14/public/class-is-public.php#L1199
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/add-search-to-menu/tags/5.5.14/public/class-is-public.php#L222
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/add-search-to-menu/tags/5.5.14/public/class-is-public.php#L263
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/add-search-to-menu/tags/5.5.14/admin/class-is-settings-fields.php#L249
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3583051%40add-search-to-menu&new=3583051%40add-search-to-menu&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=