CVE-2024-3213 MEDIUM

CVE-2024-3213: Relevanssi – A Better Search <= 4.22.1 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Count Option Update

Vendor Relevanssi
Product Relevanssi Premium
Weakness CWE-862 · Missing authorization
Published April 9, 2024
Last update April 8, 2026
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CVSS base score

5.3/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Confidentiality None
Integrity Low

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

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.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

April 9, 2024 CVE published
April 8, 2026 Record updated