Vulnerabilities

In Search Guard FLX versions from 3.0.0 up to 4.0.1, there exists an issue which allows users without the necessary privileges to execute some management operations against data streams.

Improper Validation of Array Index (CWE-129) in multiple protocol parser components in Packetbeat can lead Denial of Service via Input Data Manipulation (CAPEC-153). An attacker with the ability to send specially crafted, malformed network packets to a monitored network interface can trigger out-of-bounds read operations, resulting in application crashes or resource exhaustion. This requires the attacker to be positioned on the same network segment as the Packetbeat deployment or to control traffic routed to monitored interfaces.

Improper Validation of Array Index (CWE-129) in the PostgreSQL protocol parser in Packetbeat can lead Denial of Service via Input Data Manipulation (CAPEC-153). An attacker can send a specially crafted packet causing a Go runtime panic that terminates the Packetbeat process. This vulnerability requires the pgsql protocol to be explicitly enabled and configured to monitor traffic on the targeted port.

Improper Bounds Check (CWE-787) in Packetbeat can allow a remote unauthenticated attacker to exploit a Buffer Overflow (CAPEC-100) and reliably crash the application or cause significant resource exhaustion via a single crafted UDP packet with an invalid fragment sequence number.

A path traversal flaw (CWE-35) in the Windows version of WinRAR allows attackers to achieve arbitrary code execution by delivering a specially crafted archive file that writes outside the expected location when it is opened or processed. Because the CVSS 4.0 vector indicates a local attack requiring user interaction, victims are typically infected by extracting or previewing a malicious archive received via phishing, a malicious download, or another delivery channel. A successful attacker gains the privileges of the user running WinRAR, providing an initial foothold that has been used for both espionage and ransomware operations. Anyone running the Windows version of WinRAR — one of the most widely deployed Windows desktop utilities — is affected, and CPE data additionally lists dtSearch as an affected vendor. Exploitation is confirmed in the wild by nation-state actors (e.g., the China-linked Amaranth-Dragon group per related reporting) and criminal actors including ransomware operators; the flaw was added to CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 2025-08-12 and carries a near-maximal 94.6% EPSS score.

Do: Update WinRAR to the latest patched release from RARLAB on all Windows endpoints, prioritizing remediation per CISA KEV and BOD 22-01 requirements, and verify that dtSearch deployments bundling the affected component are also updated. Because exploitation requires a user to open or extract a crafted archive, warn users to treat unexpected archive files delivered by email or download with suspicion. Given confirmed ransomware use, hunt across user workstations — not just exposed servers — for suspicious archive-based infections and confirm the patched WinRAR version is installed.

andisearch v0.5.249 was discovered to contain a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability.

The Ivory Search WordPress plugin before 5.5.10 does not sanitise and escape some of its settings, which could allow high privilege users such as admin to perform Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when unfiltered_html is disallowed

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in SearchIQ SearchIQ searchiq allows Stored XSS.This issue affects SearchIQ: from n/a through <= 4.7.

The SearchIQ – The Search Solution plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's 'siq_searchbox' shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 4.7 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.

The Site Search 360 plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's 'ss360-resultblock' shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 2.1.6 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.

Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in SearchIQ SearchIQ searchiq.This issue affects SearchIQ: from n/a through <= 4.6.

Missing Authorization vulnerability in SearchIQ SearchIQ searchiq allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects SearchIQ: from n/a through <= 4.4.

The SearchIQ – The Search Solution plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's 'siq_searchbox' shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 4.6 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.

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

OpenSearch Dashboards Reports allows ‘Report Owner’ export and share reports from OpenSearch Dashboards. An issue in the OpenSearch reporting plugin allows unintended access to private tenant resources like notebooks. The system did not properly check if the user was the resource author when accessing resources in a private tenant, leading to potential data being revealed. The patches are included in OpenSearch 2.14.

The Advanced Search WordPress plugin through 1.1.6 does not properly escape parameters appended to an SQL query, making it possible for users with the administrator role to conduct SQL Injection attacks in the context of a multisite WordPress configurations.

Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File vulnerability in Searchiq SearchIQ.This issue affects SearchIQ: from n/a through 4.5.

The Advanced Woo Search plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via the search parameter in all versions up to, and including, 2.96 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that execute if they can successfully trick a user into performing an action such as clicking on a link. This only affects sites when the Dynamic Content for Elementor plugin is also installed.

Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Palasthotel by Edward Bock, Katharina Rompf Sunny Search plugin <= 1.0.2 versions.

SearchBlox before Version 9.2.1 is vulnerable to CSV macro injection in "Featured Results" parameter.

SearchBlox product with version before 9.2.1 is vulnerable to stored cross-site scripting at multiple user input parameters. In SearchBlox products multiple parameters are not sanitized/validate properly which allows an attacker to inject malicious JavaScript.

The ke_search (aka Faceted Search) extension before 4.0.3, 4.1.x through 4.6.x before 4.6.6, and 5.x before 5.0.2 for TYPO3 allows XSS via indexed data.

The Advanced Woo Search plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via admin settings in versions up to, and including, 2.77 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with administrator-level permissions and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. This only affects multi-site installations and installations where unfiltered_html has been disabled.

The FiboSearch - AJAX Search for WooCommerce plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via admin settings in versions up to, and including, 1.23.0 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with administrator-level permissions and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. This only affects multi-site installations and installations where unfiltered_html has been disabled.

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in SourceCodester Local Service Search Engine Management System 1.0. This affects an unknown part of the file /admin/ajax.php?action=save_area of the component POST Parameter Handler. The manipulation of the argument area with the input leads to cross site scripting. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The identifier VDB-230349 was assigned to this vulnerability.

Auth. (admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Cornel Raiu WP Search Analytics plugin <= 1.4.5 versions.

Auth. (contributor+) Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in TC Ultimate WP Query Search Filter plugin <= 1.0.10 versions.

VX Search v13.8 and v14.7 was discovered to contain an unquoted service path vulnerability which allows attackers to execute arbitrary commands at elevated privileges via a crafted executable file.

Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor vulnerability in Ernest Marcinko Ajax Search Lite plugin <= 4.10.3 versions.

The WP Extended Search WordPress plugin before 2.1.2 does not validate and escape one of its shortcode attributes, which could allow users with a role as low as contributor to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attack.

A vulnerability was found in docconv up to 1.2.0 and classified as problematic. This issue affects the function ConvertDocx/ConvertODT/ConvertPages/ConvertXML/XMLToText. The manipulation leads to uncontrolled memory allocation. The attack may be initiated remotely. Upgrading to version 1.2.1 is able to address this issue. The name of the patch is 42bcff666855ab978e67a9041d0cdea552f20301. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. The associated identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-216779.

A vulnerability was found in docconv up to 1.2.0. It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects the function ConvertPDFImages of the file pdf_ocr.go. The manipulation of the argument path leads to os command injection. The attack can be initiated remotely. Upgrading to version 1.2.1 is able to address this issue. The name of the patch is b19021ade3d0b71c89d35cb00eb9e589a121faa5. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. VDB-216502 is the identifier assigned to this vulnerability.

A vulnerability has been found in Hostel Searching Project and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the file view-property.php. The manipulation of the argument property_id leads to sql injection. The attack can be initiated remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-213844.

Nonce token leakage and missing authorization in SearchWP premium plugin <= 4.2.5 on WordPress leading to plugin settings change.

Authenticated (editor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Roman Pronskiy's Search Exclude plugin <= 1.2.6 at WordPress.

The SearchWP Live Ajax Search WordPress plugin before 1.6.2 does not ensure that users making a live search are limited to published posts only, allowing unauthenticated users to make a crafted query disclosing private/draft/pending post titles along with their permalink

Complete Online Job Search System v1.0 was discovered to contain a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability via the U_NAME parameter at /category/controller.php?action=edit.

The package whoogle-search before 0.7.2 are vulnerable to Cross-site Scripting (XSS) via the query string parameter q. In the case where it does not contain the http string, it is used to build the error_message that is then rendered in the error.html template, using the [flask.render_template](https://flask.palletsprojects.com/en/2.1.x/api/flask.render_template) function. However, the error_message is rendered using the [| safe filter](https://jinja.palletsprojects.com/en/3.1.x/templates/working-with-automatic-escaping), meaning the user input is not escaped.

All versions of package fast-string-search are vulnerable to Denial of Service (DoS) when computations are incorrect for non-string inputs. One can cause the V8 to attempt reading from non-permitted locations and cause a segmentation fault due to the violation.

The FiboSearch WordPress plugin before 1.17.0 does not sanitise and escape some of its settings, which could allow high privilege users such as admin to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed