CVE-2024-3233
The Ivory Search – WordPress Search Plugin plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the ajax_create_index() function in all versions up to, and including, 5.5.5.
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.45%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
The Ivory Search – WordPress Search Plugin plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the ajax_create_index() function in all versions up to, and including, 5.5.5. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to trigger index creation.
- CVSS 3.1
- 4.3 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
- EPSS
- 0.45% probability · 38th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-862
- Source
- security@wordfence.com
References
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3067568/add-search-to-menu/trunk/includes/class-is-index-manager.php
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/cc9935d8-7790-457b-88bf-bee5e13b0f5a?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3067568/add-search-to-menu/trunk/includes/class-is-index-manager.php
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/cc9935d8-7790-457b-88bf-bee5e13b0f5a?source=cve
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.