CVE-2025-12814

MEDIUM

5.3

Description

The SiteSEO – SEO Simplified plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to n incorrect capability check on the siteseo_reset_settings function in all versions up to, and including, 1.3.2. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, who have been granted access to at least on SiteSEO setting capability, to reset the plugin's settings.

CVE Details

CVSS v3.1 Score5.3

SeverityMEDIUM

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

Attack VectorNETWORK

ComplexityLOW

Privileges RequiredNONE

User InteractionNONE

Published11/19/2025

Last Modified11/19/2025

Sourcenvd

Honeypot Sightings0

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-285

References

https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/siteseo/tags/1.3.2/main/ajax.php#L90(security@wordfence.com)

https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3397272%40siteseo&new=3397272%40siteseo&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=(security@wordfence.com)

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/a376cafb-656c-4fe1-b5c1-c7e38dc5040e?source=cve(security@wordfence.com)

IOC Correlations

No correlations recorded

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