Authorization Bypass in Search Atlas SEO WordPress Plugin

Publication date: 2026-09-19

Last updated on: 2026-09-19

Assigner: Wordfence

Description

The Search Atlas SEO – Premier SEO Plugin for One-Click WP Publishing & Integrated AI Optimization plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass in all versions up to, and including, 2.6.23. This is due to the plugin not properly verifying that a user is authorized to perform an action. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to overwrite the whitelabel settings password to an attacker-controlled value, enabling them to unlock whitelabel-protected admin settings tabs including whitelabel, general, and advanced configuration.

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Meta Information

Published

2026-09-19

Last Modified

2026-09-19

Generated

2026-09-20

AI Q&A

2026-09-20

EPSS Evaluated

N/A

NVD

CVE-2026-15946

Affected Vendors & Products

Vendor	Product	Version / Range
search_atlas	seo_plugin	to 2.6.23 (inc)

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Exploitability

CWE

KEV

CWE ID	Description
CWE-862	The product does not perform an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action.

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Executive Summary

This vulnerability is an authorization bypass in the Search Atlas SEO WordPress plugin up to version 2.6.23. It allows authenticated users with subscriber-level access or higher to bypass permission checks and overwrite the whitelabel settings password. This could grant unauthorized access to protected admin settings like whitelabel, general, and advanced configuration.

Impact Analysis

An attacker could gain unauthorized access to sensitive plugin settings, modify configurations, or potentially escalate privileges. This may lead to data breaches, unauthorized content changes, or disruption of SEO-related features if the plugin is used on a WordPress site.

Mitigation Strategies

Update the Search Atlas SEO plugin to the latest version beyond 2.6.23 to patch the authorization bypass vulnerability. If immediate update is not possible, disable the plugin until it can be updated.

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