Ivory Search < 4.6.1 - Reflected Cross Site Scripting (XSS)

Vulnerability 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.

References

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