Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
SearchWiz for WordPress up to version 1.0.0 can let a logged-in contributor plant script in a post title. That script may run for users who view affected search results. This can support account/session targeting or content manipulation, but requires contributor-level access first.
Executive priority
Treat as a moderate-priority WordPress application risk. Prioritize sites with many contributors, public registration, or sensitive admin users. If SearchWiz is not business-critical and no fixed version is available, temporary removal is a reasonable risk-reduction option.
Technical view
CVE-2026-0694 is a stored cross-site scripting issue in SearchWiz search results. The reported cause is use of esc_attr() instead of esc_html() when outputting post titles, allowing authenticated Contributor+ users to inject script into titles rendered in search results. CVSS is 6.4, CWE-79.
Likely exposure
WordPress sites running the SearchWiz plugin version 1.0.0 or earlier are potentially exposed, especially where untrusted users have Contributor or higher roles. The source bundle does not identify a fixed version.
Exploitation context
The vulnerability requires authenticated WordPress access with Contributor-level privileges or higher. Execution occurs when a user performs a search and views results containing the malicious post title. The source bundle does not show CISA KEV listing or other evidence of active exploitation.
Researcher notes
The affected range is reported as all versions up to and including 1.0.0. Public references point to the vulnerable output location in both trunk and tag 1.0.0. No exploit-in-the-wild evidence or vendor patch details were provided in the source bundle.
Mitigation direction
- Inventory WordPress sites for SearchWiz installations at version 1.0.0 or earlier.
- Check the vendor or WordPress plugin repository for an updated fixed release.
- If no fixed release exists, consider disabling SearchWiz until vendor guidance is available.
- Restrict Contributor-level access to trusted users only.
- Review existing Contributor-authored post titles for suspicious script-like content.
Validation and detection
- Confirm installed SearchWiz version from WordPress plugin inventory.
- Check whether untrusted accounts have Contributor, Author, Editor, or Administrator roles.
- Review referenced plugin code around public/class-sw-ajax.php line 616.
- Verify whether search results safely encode post titles in HTML context.
- Monitor WordPress audit logs for unusual post title changes by lower-privileged users.
Public sources used
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CWE-79: User-session and phishing behavior lookup
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Medium
- CVSS
- 6.4 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
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CVSS vector scores
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N3.12.7Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
6.4MediumVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/3e60a315-7f74-4d81-b6d2-ad3d40d489ef?source=cveCVE reference
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/searchwiz/trunk/public/class-sw-ajax.php#L616CVE reference
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/searchwiz/tags/1.0.0/public/class-sw-ajax.php#L616CVE reference
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CWE details
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Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') represents a recurring weakness pattern that can create exploitable paths when design, validation, or implementation controls are missing.