---
id: CVE-2026-15247
title: >-
  The Search Atlas SEO  WordPress plugin before 2.6.24 does not perform a nonce
  or capability check before processing a settings update in one of its
  early-priority handlers, allowing any authenticated user such as a Subscriber
  to overwrit…
summary: >-
  The Search Atlas SEO  WordPress plugin before 2.6.24 does not perform a nonce
  or capability check before processing a settings update in one of its
  early-priority handlers, allowing any authenticated user such as a Subscriber
  to overwrit…
severity: medium
cvss: 5.4
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L'
cwe:
  - CWE-862
published: '2026-09-05'
updated: '2026-09-08'
sourceUpdated: '2026-09-08T19:09:21.310'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-15247'
references:
  - url: 'https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/1618ba19-c410-440b-a2d9-1e1526614549/'
    label: contact@wpscan.com
tags:
  - nvd
epss: 0.00203
epssPercentile: 0.09063
ingestedAt: '2026-09-06T02:48:41.141Z'
---

## Overview

The Search Atlas SEO  WordPress plugin before 2.6.24 does not perform a nonce or capability check before processing a settings update in one of its early-priority handlers, allowing any authenticated user such as a Subscriber to overwrite or delete the site's stored Google service-account credentials.

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.