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CVE-2024-50455

HIGH · 8.8 CVSS v3.1 Published 2024-10-29
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to 8.2 or later.
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94/100
Remediation priority · Urgent
Remotely reachable Zero-click

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

NVD · unedited
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.

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

dbcve analysis · moderate confidence

Missing Authorization vulnerability in SEOPress WordPress plugin allows attackers to exploit incorrectly configured access control security levels, potentially enabling unauthorized actions due to improper permission checks.

MitigationUpdate SEOPress to the latest patched version; if update is not possible, implement proper authorization checks on affected endpoints and review user role capabilities.

Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.

Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.

NVD · CPE data
SeopressWordPress extension
Affected:< 8.2

CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.

From the vector
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

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

Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.

dbcve checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Confirm SEOPress plugin installation and version
    Navigate to WordPress admin > Plugins, locate SEOPress, and note the installed version number. Alternatively, check the plugin header in /wp-content/plugins/seopress/seopress.php for the 'Version' field.
    Affected if The installed version is below 8.2 (e.g., 8.1, 8.0, 7.x, etc.)
  2. Verify WordPress user role configuration
    Go to WordPress admin > Users > Roles and Capabilities (or use a user role editor plugin) to examine the capabilities assigned to roles below Administrator.
    Affected if Lower-privileged roles (Editor, Author, Contributor, Subscriber) have elevated capabilities that should be restricted to Administrators
  3. Test access to SEOPress admin endpoints
    Log in as a non-Administrator user and attempt to access SEOPress settings pages (e.g., /wp-admin/admin.php?page=seopress-option), observing whether unauthorized access is granted.
    Affected if A non-Administrator user can access or modify SEOPress settings that should require Administrator privileges
  4. Review capability checks on SEOPress actions
    Inspect SEOPress plugin files (particularly in /wp-content/plugins/seopress/inc/) for AJAX actions or form handlers and verify they include current_user_can() checks with appropriate capability requirements.
    Affected if SEOPress AJAX endpoints or admin actions lack proper current_user_can() validation or use overly permissive capability checks

You are affected if SEOPress plugin version is below 8.2 AND lower-privileged users can access or modify SEOPress settings that should be restricted to Administrators.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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AI-assisted, checked against the advisory. Informational, not a guarantee.

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dbcve · scoped
Upgrade available Upgrade to 8.2 or later
Fixed in 8.2
Interim mitigation

Update SEOPress to the latest patched version; if update is not possible, implement proper authorization checks on affected endpoints and review user role capabilities.

Recommended fix Moderate confidence

8.2

  1. Backup your WordPress site before making any changes
  2. Update the SEOPress plugin to version 8.2 or later through the WordPress admin dashboard (Plugins > Add New > Upload or directly from wp-seopress.org)
  3. Verify the update was successful by checking the plugin version
  4. Test that the plugin functionality remains working as expected

Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.

Fix this in Seopress Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation2.0 h
  • Implementation1.0 h
  • Testing2.0 h
  • Review / QA1.0 h
6.0 hours of engineering $1,060
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.

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