CVE-2024-3213
Relevanssi – A Better Search <= 4.22.1 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Count Option Update
CVSS Score
5.3
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th
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.
| CWE | CWE-862 |
| Vendor | relevanssi |
| Product | relevanssi premium |
| Published | Apr 9, 2024 |
| Last Updated | Apr 8, 2026 |
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CVSS v3 Breakdown
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability
Affected Versions
Relevanssi / Relevanssi Premium
0 ≤ 2.25.1
comesio / Relevanssi – A Better Search
0 ≤ 4.22.1
References
wordfence.com: https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/e625130f-8e21-4baf-9d3c-4cbb806b9e52?source=cve plugins.trac.wordpress.org: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/relevanssi/trunk/lib/admin-ajax.php#L443 plugins.trac.wordpress.org: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3064304/relevanssi/tags/4.22.2/lib/admin-ajax.php
Credits
Thura Moe Myint