Vulnerability Report
Plugin Medium Patch path listed CVE-2024-6835

Ivory Search – WordPress Search Plugin <= 5.5.6 - Information Exposure via AJAX Search Form

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

Quick Answer

CVE-2024-6835 is a medium severity with CVSS 5.3 Vulnerability issue affecting the Plugin Ivory Search – WordPress Search Plugin. It affects Versions up to 5.5.6 and is fixed in 5.5.7.

Published
Sep 04, 2024
Last Updated
Sep 05, 2024
Slug
add-search-to-menu
Operational Summary

What the operator needs to know

Patch Status
Patched release is available
Remediation
Update to version 5.5.7, or a newer patched version
Operator Briefing

CVE-2024-6835 is tracked for the Plugin Ivory Search – WordPress Search Plugin as medium severity with CVSS 5.3. The affected range is Versions up to 5.5.6. Update Ivory Search – WordPress Search Plugin to 5.5.7 or newer where that version is compatible with the site.

Issue Type
Vulnerability
Primary Fixed Version
5.5.7
Primary Affected Range
Versions up to 5.5.6
Tracking ID
CVE-2024-6835
Detailed Metadata
Software Type Plugin
Software Slug
add-search-to-menu View on wordpress.org
CVE CVE-2024-6835
Patched Versions
5.5.7
Affected Versions
Versions up to 5.5.6
Related CVE Cluster

Related CVEs for Ivory Search – WordPress Search Plugin

These internal links group the same WordPress plugin by CVE, issue type, severity, and patch status so operators and search engines can connect the full vulnerability cluster.

Medium CVE-2021-36869 4.7 Oct 01, 2021
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Medium CVE-2021-24234 4.6.1 Mar 30, 2021
CVE-2021-24234 Ivory Search – WordPress Search Plugin Cross-Site Scripting

Ivory Search <= 4.6 - Reflected Cross Site Scripting

Medium CVE-2025-63069 5.5.13 Sep 28, 2025
CVE-2025-63069 Ivory Search – WordPress Search Plugin Vulnerability

Ivory Search <= 5.5.12 - Missing Authorization

Medium CVE-2021-25105 5.4.1 Jan 10, 2022
CVE-2021-25105 Ivory Search – WordPress Search Plugin Stored Cross-Site Scripting

Ivory Search <= 5.4 - Multiple Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting

Medium CVE-2026-1053 5.5.14 Jan 27, 2026
CVE-2026-1053 Ivory Search – WordPress Search Plugin Stored Cross-Site Scripting

Ivory Search <= 5.5.13 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'menu_gcse' and 'nothing_found_text' Parameters

Medium CVE-2025-5209 5.5.10 May 27, 2025
CVE-2025-5209 Ivory Search – WordPress Search Plugin Stored Cross-Site Scripting

Ivory Search – WordPress Search Plugin <= 5.5.9 - Authenticated (Admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting

Medium CVE-2024-3233 5.5.6 Apr 12, 2024
CVE-2024-3233 Ivory Search – WordPress Search Plugin Vulnerability

Ivory Search – WordPress Search Plugin <= 5.5.5 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Index Creation

Medium 4.8 Nov 02, 2021
Ivory Search – WordPress Search Plugin Stored Cross-Site Scripting

Ivory Search <= 4.7.1 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting

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