TI-2024-03011 Aliases CVE-2024-3213 GHSA-m8hx-m8xm-2r63

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

MEDIUM 43CWE-862Published 2024-04-09 · Updated 2026-04-08

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: None
User interaction: None
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: None · Low · High
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-862.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.0081 57th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation: None
Automatable: Yes
Technical impact: Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
comesio	Relevanssi Premium	up to 2.25.1	—	No fix listed	CNA
comesio	Relevanssi – A Better Search	up to 4.22.1	—	No fix listed	CNA

Relevanssi Premium Vendorcomesio Affected up to 2.25.1 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Relevanssi – A Better Search Vendorcomesio Affected up to 4.22.1 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:relevanssi:relevanssi::::::wordpress::*	before 4.22.2	Vulnerable	comesio

cpe:2.3:a:relevanssi:relevanssi:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions before 4.22.2 Vulnerable ·comesio

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-3213
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-m8hx-m8xm-2r63

References

Patch 2

Advisory 1

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/e625130f-8e21-4baf-9d3c-4cbb806b9e52?source=cve

TI-2023-06585 Relevanssi (Free < 4.22.0, Premium < 2.25.0) - Unauthenticated Private/Draft Post Disclosure CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3
TI-2024-01287 Missing authorization in comesio Relevanssi Premium CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3
TI-2024-08374 Relevanssi < 4.23.1 - Contributor+ Stored XSS CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.4
TI-2024-03012 Relevanssi – A Better Search <= 4.22.1 - Unauthenticated Second Order CSV Injection CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2016-08987 The Relevanssi Premium plugin before 1.14.6.1 for WordPress has SQL injection with resultant unsafe unserialization. CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
TI-2024-07072 Relevanssi <= 4.22.2 (Free) and <= 2.25.1 (Premium) - Unauthenticated Information Exposure CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5

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Sources

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