CVE-2024-3233

The Ivory Search – WordPress Search Plugin plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the ajax_create_index() function in all versions up to, and including, 5.5.5. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to trigger index creation.

Score

CVSS 3.1 4.3 Medium

Status

Deferred - security@wordfence.com

Published

2024-05-02

Last modified

2026-04-08

Weaknesses

CWE-862

Affected products

• Ivory Search (Vinod-dalvi)
• Ivory Search Wordpress Search Plugin (Vinod-dalvi)

References

• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3067568/add-search-to-menu/trunk/includes/class-is-index-manager.php
• https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/cc9935d8-7790-457b-88bf-bee5e13b0f5a?source=cve