WordPress Search in Place plugin <= 1.5.5 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

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Summary

CVECVE-2026-95598
StatePUBLISHED
AssignerPatchstack
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2026-10-09 10:16:42 UTC
Updated2026-10-09 18:17:16 UTC
DescriptionImproper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in codepeople Search in Place search-in-place allows Reflected XSS.This issue affects Search in Place: from n/a through 1.5.5.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 7.1 HIGH from [email protected]

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L

EPSS: 0.001750000 probability, percentile 0.063800000 (date 2026-10-11)

Problem Types: CWE-79 | CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.1[email protected]Secondary7.1HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
3.1CNACVSS7.1HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
Low

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Codepeople Search In Place affected 1.5.5 custom Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/search-in-place/vulnerability/wordp... [email protected] patchstack.com
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Vendor Comments And Credit

Discovery Credit

CNA: Nixxies | Patchstack Bug Bounty Program (en)

Additional Advisory Data

Solutions

CNA: Update the WordPress Search in Place plugin to the latest available version (at least 1.5.6).

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