# CVE-2023-7199: Relevanssi (Free < 4.22.0, Premium < 2.25.0) - Unauthenticated Private/Draft Post Disclosure

> Unauthenticated attackers can read private and draft posts in the Relevanssi WordPress plugin via crafted requests.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 29 Jan 2024
- **Updated:** 29 May 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-f44w-wxhf-f354

## What is CVE-2023-7199?

CVE-2023-7199 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Unknown Relevanssi, published on 29 Jan 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The Relevanssi WordPress plugin before 4.22.0, Relevanssi Premium WordPress plugin before 2.25.0 allows any unauthenticated user to read draft and private posts via a crafted request

Weakness: CWE-639 (Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-7199?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Relevanssi Relevanssi.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-7199?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-7199 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-7199 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-7199 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in Unknown Relevanssi

- [CVE-2016-10949](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-10949/): SQL injection in n/a (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2017-1000225](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-1000225/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (medium 6.1)
- [CVE-2017-1000038](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-1000038/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (medium 6.1)
- [CVE-2024-3214](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-3214/): Relevanssi – A Better Search <= 4.22.1 - Unauthenticated Second Order CSV Injection (medium 5.8)
- [CVE-2024-9021](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-9021/): Relevanssi < 4.23.1 - Contributor+ Stored XSS (medium 5.4)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-7199 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-7199 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Unknown Relevanssi, published on 29 Jan 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-7199 exists.

Affected product: Unknown Relevanssi. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-7199/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-7199/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-7199
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-7199
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-7199

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-7199/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.