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GHSA-8C94-WRF9-4FVC

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-03-25 18:31 – Updated: 2026-03-26 21:31

Details

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

Severity ?

9.8 (Critical)


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

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CVE-2026-24971 (GCVE-0-2026-24971)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-03-25 16:14 – Updated: 2026-04-23 14:14

Title

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

Summary

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

Severity ?

9.8 (Critical)


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

CWE

CWE-266 - Incorrect Privilege Assignment

Assigner

Patchstack

References

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https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Theme/s…

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Impacted products

	Vendor	Product	Version
	Elated-Themes	Search & Go	Affected: 0 , ≤ 2.8 (custom)

Date Public ?

2026-04-22 14:18

Credits

Phat RiO | Patchstack Bug Bounty Program

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GHSA-8C94-WRF9-4FVC

CVE-2026-24971 (GCVE-0-2026-24971)

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