CVE-2024-56229 MEDIUM

CVE-2024-56229: WordPress SearchIQ plugin <= 4.6 - Cross-Site Requst Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability

Vendor Searchiq

Product SearchIQ

Weakness CWE-352 · CSRF

Published December 31, 2024

Last update April 28, 2026

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CVSS base score

4.3/10

Attack vector Network

Attack complexity Low

Privileges required None

User interaction Required

Confidentiality None

Integrity Low

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in SearchIQ SearchIQ searchiq.This issue affects SearchIQ: from n/a through <= 4.6.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

SearchIQ versions 4.6 and earlier are vulnerable to cross-site request forgery (CSRF) attacks. An attacker can craft a malicious webpage that, when visited by a logged-in SearchIQ user, performs unwanted actions on their behalf without their knowledge. The vulnerability requires user interaction—the victim must visit the attacker's page while authenticated. Integrity of data or settings may be compromised.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Perform unwanted actions on a SearchIQ user's account by tricking them into visiting a malicious webpage.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Users' SearchIQ settings or data could be modified without their consent if they visit a malicious link while logged in.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Victim must be logged into SearchIQ and visit an attacker-controlled webpage.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

December 31, 2024 CVE published

April 28, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-56229 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/352.html AskarLabs — CWE-352 write-up Cross-Site Request Forgery

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