CVE-2024-3213 Relevanssi – A Better Search <= 4.22.1 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Count Option Update
Unauthenticated attackers can trigger expensive queries via missing authorization checks, leading to denial of service in the Relevanssi WordPress plugin.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-3213?
CVE-2024-3213 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Relevanssi Premium, published on 9 Apr 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
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.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-3213?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Relevanssi Relevanssi.
How do I fix CVE-2024-3213?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-3213 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2024-3213 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-3213 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Relevanssi Premium
Sources
Also known as GHSA-m8hx-m8xm-2r63.