CVE-2026-15247 Search Atlas SEO < 2.6.24 - Subscriber+ Google Service Account Credential Overwrite/Deletion
Authenticated subscribers can overwrite or delete Google service-account credentials due to missing capability checks in the Search Atlas SEO plugin.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-15247?
CVE-2026-15247 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Unknown Search Atlas SEO, published on 5 Sep 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Search Atlas SEO WordPress plugin before 2.6.24 does not perform a nonce or capability check before processing a settings update in one of its early-priority handlers, allowing any authenticated user such as a Subscriber to overwrite or delete the site's stored Google service-account credentials.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-15247?
How do I fix CVE-2026-15247?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-15247 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-2026-15247 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-15247 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-qm2q-vjgw-cw4j.