CVE-2026-15252: CWE-862 Missing Authorization in Search Atlas SEO
The Search Atlas SEO WordPress plugin before 2.6.12 does not perform a capability or nonce check in one of its AJAX handlers, allowing any authenticated user such as a Subscriber to invoke the site's Google Indexing API integration, submitting or removing the site's URLs from Google's index and consuming its indexing quota.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2026-15252 describes a missing authorization (CWE-862) vulnerability in the Search Atlas SEO WordPress plugin prior to version 2.6.12. The plugin fails to perform capability or nonce checks in one of its AJAX handlers. As a result, any authenticated user, regardless of privilege level, can trigger actions that interact with the Google Indexing API integration, submitting or removing URLs from Google's index and using the site's indexing quota without proper permission.
Potential Impact
Unauthorized users with minimal privileges can manipulate the site's Google Indexing API integration, potentially submitting or removing URLs from Google's search index. This can disrupt the site's search engine visibility and exhaust the indexing quota allocated to the site, affecting SEO performance.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is available, restrict authenticated user roles to trusted users only, or disable the plugin's Google Indexing API integration if possible to prevent unauthorized use.
CVE-2026-15252: CWE-862 Missing Authorization in Search Atlas SEO
Description
The Search Atlas SEO WordPress plugin before 2.6.12 does not perform a capability or nonce check in one of its AJAX handlers, allowing any authenticated user such as a Subscriber to invoke the site's Google Indexing API integration, submitting or removing the site's URLs from Google's index and consuming its indexing quota.
CVSS v3.1
Score 5.4medium
Affected software
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-15252 describes a missing authorization (CWE-862) vulnerability in the Search Atlas SEO WordPress plugin prior to version 2.6.12. The plugin fails to perform capability or nonce checks in one of its AJAX handlers. As a result, any authenticated user, regardless of privilege level, can trigger actions that interact with the Google Indexing API integration, submitting or removing URLs from Google's index and using the site's indexing quota without proper permission.
Potential Impact
Unauthorized users with minimal privileges can manipulate the site's Google Indexing API integration, potentially submitting or removing URLs from Google's search index. This can disrupt the site's search engine visibility and exhaust the indexing quota allocated to the site, affecting SEO performance.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is available, restrict authenticated user roles to trusted users only, or disable the plugin's Google Indexing API integration if possible to prevent unauthorized use.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- WPScan
- Date Reserved
- 2026-07-09T12:38:54.313Z
- Cvss Version
- null
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
Threat ID: 6a6aee0a9c2644c7f8a7ef96
Added to database: 07/30/2026, 06:24:10 UTC
Last enriched: 07/30/2026, 06:40:28 UTC
Last updated: 07/30/2026, 21:32:29 UTC
Views: 10
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