Elated-Themes Search & Go Plugin up to 2.8 on WordPress privileges assignment

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Elated-Themes Search & Go Plugin up to 2.8 on WordPress. It has been declared as critical. This impacts an unknown function. Executing a manipulation can lead to privileges assignment. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2026-24971. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Elated-Themes Search & Go Plugin up to 2.8 on WordPress. This vulnerability affects some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges assignment vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-266. A product incorrectly assigns a privilege to a particular actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Incorrect Privilege Assignment vulnerability in Elated-Themes Search & Go searchgo allows Privilege Escalation.This issue affects Search & Go: from n/a through <= 2.8.

The weakness was released by Phat Rio. The advisory is shared for download at patchstack.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2026-24971 since 01/28/2026. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 03/31/2026). The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.9

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VulDB Temp Score: 6.1
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ADP CISA Base Score: 9.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Privileges assignment
CWE: CWE-266
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

01/28/2026 CVE reserved
03/25/2026 +56 days Advisory disclosed
03/25/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
03/31/2026 +6 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: patchstack.com
Researcher: Phat Rio
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2026-24971 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-24971
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-353296

Entryinfo

Created: 03/25/2026 19:01
Updated: 03/31/2026 10:38
Changes: 03/25/2026 19:01 (54), 03/31/2026 10:38 (12)
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Cache ID: 216:92C:103

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