WordLift – AI powered SEO – Schema <= 3.54.2 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Settings Update
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Low · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-862.
Summary
The WordLift – AI powered SEO – Schema plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access due to a missing capability check on the 'wl_config_plugin' AJAX action in all versions up to, and including, 3.54.2. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to update the plugin's settings.
Why it matters now
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
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-12176
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-gxw6-23qm-f8vw
References
More WordLift vulnerabilities
- TI-2022-02831 Wordlift < 3.37.2 - Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.8
- TI-2026-08156 WordLift <= 3.54.10 - Unauthenticated Sensitive Information Exposure in JSON-LD REST API Endpoints CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3
- TI-2025-33519 WordPress WordLift Plugin <= 3.54.5 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2026-74863 WordPress WordLift plugin - Broken Access Control vulnerability CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.4
- TI-2025-21899 WordPress WordLift plugin <= 3.54.4 - Broken Access Control Vulnerability CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.3
Sources
- CVE-2024-12176 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-12176 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-gxw6-23qm-f8vw · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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