CVE-2024-3213

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

HIGH
8.2
CVSS Score
Published: April 9, 2024 at 06:59 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 07:43 AM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsRelevanssiRelevanssi

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Severity
HIGH8.2
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.8%
SSVC
No known exploit

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.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Relevanssi· Relevanssiwordpress-plugin
95%
v ≤ 2.25.1v ≤ 4.22.1v < 4.22.2
Affected range stops below 4.22.2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Relevanssi· Comesiowordpress-plugin
60%
v ≤ 4.22.1

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitAutomatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
LOW
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-862

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