CVE-2024-3213 (GCVE-0-2024-3213)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-04-09 18:59 – Updated: 2026-04-08 17:30
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Relevanssi – A Better Search <= 4.22.1 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Count Option Update
Summary
The Relevanssi – A Better Search plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the relevanssi_update_counts() function in all versions up to, and including, 4.22.1. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to execute expensive queries on the application that could lead into DOS.
Severity
5.3 (Medium)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: yes
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2024-04-10 19:25 UTC
CWE
- CWE-862 - Missing Authorization
Assigner
References
Impacted products
4 products
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Relevanssi | Relevanssi Premium |
Affected:
0 , ≤ 2.25.1
(semver)
|
|
| comesio | Relevanssi – A Better Search |
Affected:
0 , ≤ 4.22.1
(semver)
|
|
| relevanssi | relevanssi |
Affected:
0 , ≤ 4.22.1
(semver)
cpe:2.3:a:relevanssi:relevanssi:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* |
|
| relevanssi | relevanssi |
Affected:
0 , ≤ 2.25.1
(semver)
cpe:2.3:a:relevanssi:relevanssi:*:*:*:*:premium:wordpress:*:* |
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