Vulnerability · Published Apr 9, 2024 · Assigned by Wordfence
CVE-2024-3213Relevanssi – A Better Search <= 4.22.1 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Count Option Update
Medium 5.3
In plain English
A medium-severity missing authorization in Relevanssi – A Better Search from comesio. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.8% (higher than 57% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
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.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Relevanssi | Relevanssi Premium | 0 – through 2.25.1 |
| comesio | Relevanssi – A Better Search | 0 – through 4.22.1 |
Weakness: CWE-862 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N