CVE-2026-11356 Cross-site scripting in Ivory Search – WordPress Search Plugin
Administrators can inject arbitrary scripts via settings, leading to stored XSS execution for other users.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-11356?
CVE-2026-11356 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in vinod-dalvi Ivory Search – WordPress Search Plugin, published on 27 Jun 2026. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Ivory Search – WordPress Search Plugin plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'menu_title' and 'menu_magnifier_color' Settings in all versions up to, and including, 5.5.15 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with administrator-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-11356?
How do I fix CVE-2026-11356?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-11356 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.
Is CVE-2026-11356 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-11356 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-jwpp-v8v4-wh67.