CVE-2025-5209 describes a Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Ivory Search WordPress plugin prior to version 5.5.10, affecting high-privilege users like administrators. This medium-severity vulnerability (CVSS 4.8) arises from insufficient sanitization of plugin settings, allowing attackers to inject malicious scripts even when unfiltered_html is disabled. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 5.5.10CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ivorysearch:ivory_search:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
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