CVE-2026-15947
Search Atlas SEO <= 2.6.23 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Site-Wide Option Modification via 'metasync_post_types' Parameter
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 4.3 Medium
- Published
- Sep 19, 2026
- Updated
- Sep 19, 2026
- Reserved
- Jul 16, 2026
Description
The Metasync plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the save_instant_indexing_settings() function in versions up to, and including, 2.6.23. This function is registered on the admin_init hook and only checks for the presence of $_POST['submit'] before writing attacker-supplied $_POST['metasync_post_types'] into the site-wide 'metasync_options_instant_indexing' option via update_option(); no current_user_can()/current_user_has_plugin_access() check and no nonce verification are performed. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to modify the site's Google Instant Indexing post-type configuration, controlling which post types are auto-submitted to Google's Instant Indexing service.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 4.3 Medium | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N | Wordfence |
Weaknesses
- CWE-862 Missing Authorization
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
Search Atlas SEO – OTTO AI SEO Automation for WordPressshahrukhlinkgraph |
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References
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/1bfba54f-961d-4889-9272-0020c9fa0801?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/metasync/tags/2.6.17/admin/class-metasync-admin.php#L6364
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/metasync/tags/2.6.17/admin/class-metasync-admin.php#L6358
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/metasync/tags/2.6.17/admin/class-metasync-admin.php#L384
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/metasync/tags/2.6.16/admin/class-metasync-admin.php#L6364
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/metasync/tags/2.6.16/admin/class-metasync-admin.php#L6358
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/metasync/tags/2.6.16/admin/class-metasync-admin.php#L384
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3676919
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