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CVE-2024-50456

HIGH · 8.8 CVSS v3.1 Published 2024-10-29
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to after 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

A missing authorization vulnerability in the SEOPress WordPress plugin (versions up to 8.1.1) allows attackers to exploit incorrectly configured access control security levels, potentially enabling unauthenticated or unauthorized users to perform actions that should be restricted by capability checks.

MitigationUpdate SEOPress to the latest patched version and audit user roles/permissions to ensure proper access control configurations are in place.

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. Verify SEOPress plugin is installed
    Log into WordPress admin dashboard and navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins. Look for 'SEOPress' or 'Seopress Seopress' in the list of active plugins.
    Affected if The SEOPress plugin appears in the installed plugins list and is activated.
  2. Determine installed SEOPress version
    In WordPress admin, go to Plugins > Installed Plugins. Click on 'View Details' next to SEOPress, or inspect the main plugin file (wp-content/plugins/seopress/seopress.php) to read the Version header comment.
    Affected if The installed version is 8.2 or lower (e.g., 8.1.1, 8.0.0, etc.).
  3. Confirm vulnerability is authorization-related
    This CVE relates to missing capability checks - review SEOPress settings at Settings > SEOPress > Security to see if any admin-only features are accessible or improperly configured.
    Affected if The site is running a vulnerable version and unauthenticated or low-privilege users can access admin-level SEOPress functions.

A user is affected if the SEOPress plugin version is 8.2 or lower AND the site has not implemented additional authorization controls to restrict access to admin functions.

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

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

Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.

dbcve · scoped
Upgrade available Upgrade to a release after 8.2
Interim mitigation

Update SEOPress to the latest patched version and audit user roles/permissions to ensure proper access control configurations are in place.

Recommended fix Moderate confidence

Latest stable SEOPress version (check WordPress plugin repository for current release)

  1. 1. Backup your WordPress site before making any changes
  2. 2. Navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins in your WordPress admin dashboard
  3. 3. Find SEOPress in the plugin list
  4. 4. Check the current installed version number
  5. 5. If the installed version is 8.1.1 or earlier (or 8.2 or earlier), update the plugin to the latest available version
  6. 6. After updating, verify the new version number matches the latest stable release from the WordPress plugin repository
  7. 7. Test that core SEO functionality continues to work correctly after the update
Caveat Review plugin changelog for any settings or feature changes between your current version and the new version

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

Fix this in Seopress Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation3.0 h
  • Implementation6.0 h
  • Testing4.0 h
  • Review / QA2.0 h
15.0 hours of engineering $2,640
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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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