Relevanssi <= 4.21.2 (Free) and < 2.25.0 (Premium) - Missing Authorization to Unauthorized Post Access

Missing Authorization
CVE CVE-2023-7199
CVSS Medium (5.3)
Publicly Published January 4, 2024
Last Updated January 22, 2024
Researcher Krzysztof Zając
Description

The Relevanssi – A Better Search plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access of data due to insufficient limitation of a user controlled key in all versions up to, and including, 4.21.2 (Free) and < 2.25.0 (Premium). This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to view private and draft posts that may contain sensitive information.

References

2 affected software package

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug relevanssi-premium (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Affected Version
  • <= 2.25.0
Patched Version
  • 2.25.0
Software Type Plugin
Software Slug relevanssi (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Affected Version
  • <= 4.21.2
Patched Version
  • 4.22.0
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