CVE-2026-15946 Missing authorization in Search Atlas SEO – OTTO AI SEO Automation for WordPress
Authenticated subscribers can bypass authorization to modify whitelabel passwords, gaining access to protected admin settings 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-2026-15946?
CVE-2026-15946 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in shahrukhlinkgraph Search Atlas SEO – OTTO AI SEO Automation for WordPress, published on 19 Sep 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Search Atlas SEO – Premier SEO Plugin for One-Click WP Publishing & Integrated AI Optimization plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass in all versions up to, and including, 2.6.23. This is due to the plugin not properly verifying that a user is authorized to perform an action. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to overwrite the whitelabel settings password to an attacker-controlled value, enabling them to unlock whitelabel-protected admin settings tabs including whitelabel, general, and advanced configuration.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-15946?
How do I fix CVE-2026-15946?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-15946 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-2026-15946 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-15946 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-46r6-v4x2-jgpq.