Relevanssi – A Better Search < 4.14.6 & Relevanssi – A Better Search Pro < 2.16.5 - Missing Authorization

Improper Authorization
CVE Not available
CVSS Medium (6.3)
Publicly Published February 15, 2022
Last Updated January 22, 2024
Researcher Jan w Oleju
Description

The Relevanssi – A Better Search plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass due to missing capability checks on several functions in versions before 4.14.6 in the free version and 2.16.5 in the PRO version. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with Subscriber-level roles and above to perform unauthorized AJAX actions.

References

2 affected software package

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug relevanssi-premium (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Affected Version
  • <= 2.16.5
Patched Version
  • 2.16.5
Software Type Plugin
Software Slug relevanssi (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Affected Version
  • <= 4.14.6
Patched Version
  • 4.14.6
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