WordPress Search & Go theme <= 2.8 - Privilege Escalation vulnerability

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Summary

CVECVE-2026-24971
StatePUBLISHED
AssignerPatchstack
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2026-03-25 17:16:39 UTC
Updated2026-03-30 13:27:12 UTC
DescriptionIncorrect Privilege Assignment vulnerability in Elated-Themes Search & Go searchgo allows Privilege Escalation.This issue affects Search & Go: from n/a through <= 2.8.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 9.8 CRITICAL from ADP

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS: 0.000540000 probability, percentile 0.170840000 (date 2026-04-01)

Problem Types: CWE-266 | CWE-266 Incorrect Privilege Assignment

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.1ADPDECLARED9.8CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
3.1134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0Secondary9.8CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Elated-Themes Search Go affected n/a <= 2.8 custom Not specified

References

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Vendor Comments And Credit

Discovery Credit

CNA: Phat RiO | Patchstack Bug Bounty Program (en)

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