Plugins · search-in-place · data as of 2026-11-04
Is Search in Place safe? Known vulnerabilities and latest version
- Latest version
- 1.5.7
- Last updated
- 2026-09-30
- Active installs
- 3,000+
- Known issues on record
- 2
- Unpatched in latest
- 0
- Tested up to WP
- 7.1.4
Search in Place improves blog search by displaying query results in real time. It displays the results dynamically as you enter the search criteria. — by codepeople
What to do
- Update to the latest version (1.5.7). Anything older than 1.5.6 has at least one known issue listed below. Dashboard → Updates, or Plugins → “update now”.
- If you cannot update right away, deactivate it until you can.
- Turn on auto-updates for it: Plugins → “Enable auto-updates” on its row.
- If you ran a vulnerable version and something looks off (spam pages, strange admins, redirects), run the free scan.
With WP-CLI: wp plugin get search-in-place --field=version shows what you run; wp plugin update search-in-place updates it.
Check your version
Known vulnerabilities
2 on record, newest first. “Affected” is the version range the source gives; “fixed in” is the version the source names, or (marked *) the first wordpress.org release after the last affected version.
high 7.1 CVE-2026-95598 · published 2026-10-09
Reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) in Search in Place (1.5.5 and older)
- Affected
- 1.5.5 and older
- Fixed in
- 1.5.6
- Access needed (per CVSS)
- No login needed; someone on the site has to click a link or open a page
- Range from
- CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Patchstack
Details from the advisory
Improper 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.
medium 4.3 CVE-2023-26521 · published 2024-06-03
Missing authorization check in Search in Place (1.0.104 and older)
- Affected
- 1.0.104 and older
- Fixed in
- 1.0.105
- Access needed (per CVSS)
- Needs a low-level account (e.g. subscriber)
- Range from
- CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Patchstack
Details from the advisory
Missing Authorization vulnerability in CodePeople Search in Place allows Functionality Misuse.This issue affects Search in Place: from n/a through 1.0.104.
Recent activity
- 2026-09-30 — latest release on wordpress.org (1.5.7).
- 2026-10-09 — Reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) disclosed (CVE-2026-95598), fixed in 1.5.6.
- 2024-06-03 — Missing authorization check disclosed (CVE-2023-26521), fixed in 1.0.105.
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Browse vulnerabilities
- Published this week
- Unpatched in the latest version
- By type of vulnerability
- Plugins by codepeople (15 tracked)
Types found in this plugin: Cross-site scripting (XSS) (1) · Missing authorization (1)
Where this data comes from
- Version, last update, installs: wordpress.org/plugins/search-in-place (Plugins API), fetched 2026-11-04.
- Vulnerabilities: NIST National Vulnerability Database (NVD), checked 2026-11-04. This product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.
- Each record links to its CVE page and to the original advisory (Wordfence, Patchstack or WPScan) where there is one. We only list a CVE here when its references or its advisory name this exact plugin, so a few real issues may be missing; none should be about a different plugin. Spot an error? Email Daniel.
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