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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.

PUBLISHED Reserved 2025-11-06 | Published 2025-11-19 | Updated 2025-11-19 | Assigner Wordfence




MEDIUM: 5.3CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Problem types

CWE-285 Improper Authorization

Product status

Default status
unaffected

* (semver)
affected

Timeline

2025-11-07:Vendor Notified
2025-11-18:Disclosed

Credits

Supakiad S. finder

References

www.wordfence.com/...-656c-4fe1-b5c1-c7e38dc5040e?source=cve

plugins.trac.wordpress.org/...teseo/tags/1.3.2/main/ajax.php

plugins.trac.wordpress.org/...0siteseo&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=

cve.org (CVE-2025-12814)

nvd.nist.gov (CVE-2025-12814)

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