CVE-2024-50455 MEDIUM

CVE-2024-50455: WordPress SEOPress plugin <= 8.1.1 - Broken Access Control vulnerability

Vendor Benjamin Denis

Product SEOPress

Weakness CWE-862 · Missing authorization

Published October 29, 2024

Last update May 12, 2026

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CVSS base score

4.3/10

Attack vector Network

Attack complexity Low

Privileges required Low

User interaction None

Confidentiality Low

Integrity None

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Missing Authorization vulnerability in Benjamin Denis SEOPress wp-seopress allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects SEOPress: from n/a through <= 8.1.1.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

SEOPress versions up to 8.1.1 lack proper authorization checks, allowing authenticated users with low privileges to read sensitive data they should not access. An attacker with a basic user account can view information restricted to higher-privilege roles. Update to a version newer than 8.1.1 to resolve this issue.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Read sensitive data restricted to higher-privilege users.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Unauthorized users can access confidential information meant only for administrators or editors.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Attacker must have a low-privilege authenticated account on the site.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

October 29, 2024 CVE published

May 12, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-50455 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/862.html AskarLabs — CWE-862 write-up Missing Authorization

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