CVE-2025-12367

MEDIUM 4.3 CVSS 3.1

Published: November 1, 2025
Last modified: October 18, 2026
NVD status: Deferred
Reported by: security@wordfence.com
Weakness: CWE-285
CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Description

The SiteSEO – SEO Simplified plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Missing Authorization in versions up to, and including, 1.3.1. This is due to the plugin not properly verifying that a user is authorized to perform an action. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Author-level access and above, to enable or disable arbitrary SiteSEO features that they should not have access to.

Affected WordPress components

SiteSEO – SEO Simplified Plugin · siteseo

Confirmed match Active

Up to and including 1.3.1
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A confirmed match is backed by the plugin or theme slug. A possible match is based on the product name only and should be verified.

Affected products and versions

softaculous SiteSEO – SEO Simplified — Up to and including 1.3.1

References

plugins.trac.wordpress.org https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/siteseo/tags/1.3.1/main/ajax.php#L340
plugins.trac.wordpress.org https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3387094/siteseo/trunk/main/ajax.php?contextall=1
www.wordfence.com https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/54535bef-23c3-4045-bb37-ba28ae5461b1?source=cve
nvd.nist.gov Official NVD record

WordPress CVEs

Description

Affected WordPress components

Affected products and versions

References