WP Security CheckVulnerability data as of October 22, 2026

Known vulnerabilities in Search in Place

Search in Place improves blog search by displaying query results in real time. It displays the results dynamically as you enter the search criteria.

2Reported vulnerabilities
7.2Highest CVSS score
1.5.4Latest version
3,000+Active installs

What to do now

Update Search in Place to 1.5.6 or later. 2 of these have a fixed version available. Updating resolves them.

Plugin last updated: August 14, 2026 / Tested up to WordPress: 7.1 / View on wordpress.org

Reported vulnerabilities

Ordered by how urgently they need attention — whether a vulnerability is actually being exploited, and how likely exploitation is, rather than CVSS severity alone.

CVESeverityExploit probability
next 30 days		 Affected versionsFixed inPublished
CVE-2026-95598 High 7.2 0.2% 1.5.5 and earlier 1.5.6 October 3, 2026
CVE-2023-26521 Medium 4.3 0.3% 1.0.104 and earlier 1.0.105 February 28, 2023

Sources: vulnerability records from NVD, exploitation from CISA KEV, exploit probability from EPSS. Affected versions come from CPE ranges or from the reporting CNA.