Search & Go - Directory WordPress Theme <= 2.7 - Authentication Bypass to Privilege Escalation via Account Takeover

9.8
Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel
CVE CVE-2025-11522
CVSS 9.8 (Critical)
Publicly Published October 8, 2025
Last Updated November 12, 2025
Researcher khanhhnahk1 - VNPT Cyber Immunity

Description

The Search & Go - Directory WordPress Theme theme for WordPress is vulnerable to Authentication Bypass via account takeover in all versions up to, and including, 2.7. This is due to insufficient user validation in the search_and_go_elated_check_facebook_user() function This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to gain access to other user's accounts, including administrators, when Facebook login is enabled. CVE-2025-62064 is likely a duplicate of this CVE.

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Vulnerability Details for Search & Go - Directory WordPress Theme

Software Type Theme
Software Slug search-and-go
Patched? Yes
Remediation Update to version 2.8, or a newer patched version
Affected Version
  • <= 2.7
Patched Version
  • 2.8

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