CVE-2025-12814 (GCVE-0-2025-12814)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-11-19 05:45 – Updated: 2025-11-19 18:40
VLAI?
Title
SiteSEO – SEO Simplified <= 1.3.2 - Improper Authorization to Authenticated Settings Reset
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.
Severity ?
5.3 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
CWE
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
softaculous SiteSEO – SEO Simplified Affected: * , ≤ 1.3.2 (semver)
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Credits
Supakiad S.
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