Unauthenticated Attack on Password-Protected Posts Exposes Data
CVE-2024-6835

5.3MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

Wordpress
Status
Ivory Search – WordPress Search Plugin
Vendor
CVE Published:
5 September 2024

What is CVE-2024-6835?

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

Affected Version(s)

Ivory Search – WordPress Search Plugin * <= 5.5.6

References

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id...
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/add-search-to-...
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/add-search-to-...

CVSS V3.1

Score:
5.3
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
Low
Integrity:
None
Availability:
Low
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Matthew Rollings
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CVE-2024-6835 : Unauthenticated Attack on Password-Protected Posts Exposes Data