SearchPlus

SearchPlus has one disclosed vulnerability in the WordSec catalog, all reported in 2026; it is fixed as of October 2026. Their average CVSS score is 5.3, and the most serious one scores 5.3 out of 10.

The most common weakness is Missing Authorization, behind 1 of the records (100%).

The one issue recorded for SearchPlus has a vendor fix available, so running the current release closes it.

All of these findings were reported by Legion Hunter. SearchPlus is installed on roughly 10 WordPress sites, so each unpatched flaw has a wide blast radius. The current release is tested up to WordPress 7.0.7.

Strategic Overview

Avg CVSSMedium

5.3/ 10

Patch Coverage100%

Open

Fixed

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Highest severity on recordCVSS 5.3CVE-2026-8617

SearchPlus <= 1.7.1 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Settings Modification and Deletion via searchplus_save_token & searchplus_reset_token AJAX Actions

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Vulnerability Records

1 records


2026-06-23 16:38	SearchPlus <= 1.7.1 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Settings Modification and Deletion via searchplus_save_token & searchplus_reset_token AJAX Actions SearchPlus <= 1.7.1	`CVE-2026-8617`	5.3 Medium	Legion Hunter	Yes

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Latestv1.9.1

SearchPlus

Author

ailchev

5.0(2)

100/100

Last Updated

2026-08-17 (2mo ago)

Active Installs

10+

Downloads

3,192

Requires WP

4.6+

Requires PHP

7.0+

Tested up to

WP 7.0.7

Created

2022-11-02 (4y ago)

Search+ upgrades you search box to a fast and modern navigation utility. Major features include: Voice recognition Type ahead Word suggestions Transliteration Usage statistics Once the plugin is activated, you will have to go to the Search+ configuration page (from the left menu) and complete the account creation – it takes a single click! A step by step guide is available at our wiki.

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