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Improper Authorization

CVE-2025-12814

Severity Medium
Score 5.3/10

Summary

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.

  • LOW
  • NETWORK
  • LOW
  • UNCHANGED
  • NONE
  • NONE
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  • NONE

CWE-285 - Improper Authorization

The software does not perform or incorrectly performs an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action.

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Advisory Timeline

  • Published