CVE-2024-50456 MEDIUM

CVE-2024-50456: 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

5.4/10

Attack vector Network

Attack complexity Low

Privileges required Low

User interaction None

Confidentiality Low

Integrity Low

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/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 and modify sensitive data they should not access. An attacker with a basic user account can view or alter configuration and metadata without restriction. Update to a version newer than 8.1.1 to resolve this issue.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Read and modify sensitive site data and configuration as a low-privilege authenticated user.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Unauthorized users can access and alter SEOPress settings, metadata, and potentially sensitive site information.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Attacker must have a valid low-privilege user account on the site (e.g., subscriber or contributor role).

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-2024-50456 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/862.html AskarLabs — CWE-862 write-up Missing Authorization

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