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Vulnerability record · CVE-2024-3213 · published 9 April 2024

CVE-2024-3213: Relevanssi missing authorization vulnerability

Relevanssi · Relevanssi

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.

8.2 CVSS 3.1 High EPSS 0.81% · top 44.8% CWE-862 · Missing authorization
8.2CVSS 3.1 base score
0.81%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
6References
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

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.

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/relevanssi/trunk/lib/admin-ajax.php#L443 Patch
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3064304/relevanssi/tags/4.22.2/lib/admin-ajax.php Patch
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/e625130f-8e21-4baf-9d3c-4cbb806b9e52?source=cve Third Party Advisory
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/relevanssi/trunk/lib/admin-ajax.php#L443 Patch
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3064304/relevanssi/tags/4.22.2/lib/admin-ajax.php Patch
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/e625130f-8e21-4baf-9d3c-4cbb806b9e52?source=cve Third Party Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2024-3213), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.