CVE-2025-5209
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CVE-2025-5209 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 4.8/10 on the CVSS scale. 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. EPSS estimates a 0.22% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
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
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ivorysearch | Ivory Search | < 5.5.10 |
References
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/8b51dc46-62c8-45b5-96ce-fb774b430388/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
Timeline
- Published
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- Status
- Analyzed
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