CVE-2021-24234
Ivory Search < 4.6.1 - Reflected Cross Site Scripting (XSS)
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.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2021-24234- CVSS 3.1
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Ivory Search < 4.6.1 - Reflected Cross Site Scripting (XSS)
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.
- Record
CVE-2021-24234- Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-11148 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2021-11148- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-6g4w-5pr9-j65h No score
The Search Forms page of the Ivory Search WordPress lugin before 4.6.1 did not properly sanitise...
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.
- Record
GHSA-6g4w-5pr9-j65h- Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases, products | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2021-24234 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.1) in Ivorysearch Ivory Search, published April 22, 2021. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.17%, the 67th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
wpscan.com/vulnerability/ecc620be-8e29-4860-9d32-86b5814a3835
getastra.com/blog/911/plugin-exploit/reflected-xss-vulnerability-in-ivory-search-wp-plugin
jinsonvarghese.com/reflected-xss-vulnerability-found-in-ivory-search-plugin
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-24234
github.com/advisories/GHSA-6g4w-5pr9-j65h