Description
The Ricerca – advanced search plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via plugin's settings in all versions up to, and including, 1.1.12 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.
Published: 2026-03-21
Score: 4.4 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: Stored Cross‑Site Scripting via plugin settings that allows administrators to inject arbitrary scripts
Action: Apply Patch
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Mon, 23 Mar 2026 17:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Mon, 23 Mar 2026 10:00:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Systemsrtk
Systemsrtk ricerca – Advanced Search
Wordpress
Wordpress wordpress
Vendors & Products Systemsrtk
Systemsrtk ricerca – Advanced Search
Wordpress
Wordpress wordpress

Sat, 21 Mar 2026 05:30:00 +0000

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Description The Ricerca – advanced search plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via plugin's settings in all versions up to, and including, 1.1.12 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.
Title Ricerca – advanced search <= 1.1.12 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Plugin's Settings
Weaknesses CWE-79
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 4.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N'}


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Systemsrtk Ricerca – Advanced Search
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Wordfence

Published:

Updated: 2026-04-08T17:28:11.722Z

Reserved: 2026-02-19T21:38:17.600Z

Link: CVE-2026-2837

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-03-23T16:56:38.955Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2026-03-21T04:17:12.993

Modified: 2026-04-24T16:27:44.277

Link: CVE-2026-2837

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No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-03-25T14:41:28Z

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