CVE-2024-6835 (GCVE-0-2024-6835)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-09-05 06:41 – Updated: 2026-04-08 16:32
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Ivory Search – WordPress Search Plugin <= 5.5.6 - Information Exposure via AJAX Search Form
Summary
The Ivory Search – WordPress Search Plugin plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Information Exposure in all versions up to, and including, 5.5.6 via the ajax_load_posts function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to extract text data from password-protected posts using the boolean-based attack on the AJAX search form
Severity
5.3 (Medium)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: yes
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2024-09-05 13:13 UTC
CWE
- CWE-200 - Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
Assigner
References
Impacted products
2 products
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| vinod-dalvi | Ivory Search – WordPress Search Plugin |
Affected:
0 , ≤ 5.5.6
(semver)
|
guessed | |
| ivorysearch | ivory_search |
Affected:
0 , ≤ 5.5.6
(semver)
cpe:2.3:a:ivorysearch:ivory_search:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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