FKIE_CVE-2025-6754

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2025-08-02 08:15 - Updated: 2026-06-17 10:02
Severity
8.8 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Summary
The SEO Metrics plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation due to missing authorization checks in both the seo_metrics_handle_connect_button_click() AJAX handler and the seo_metrics_handle_custom_endpoint() function in all versions up to, and including, 1.0.15. Because the AJAX action only verifies a nonce, without checking the caller’s capabilities, a subscriber-level user can retrieve the token and then access the custom endpoint to obtain full administrator cookies.
References
security@wordfence.comhttps://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/seo-metrics-helper/trunk/common-functions.php
security@wordfence.comhttps://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/seo-metrics-helper/trunk/endpoint.php
security@wordfence.comhttps://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/seo-metrics-helper/trunk/seo-metrics.php
security@wordfence.comhttps://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/seo-metrics-helper/trunk/welcome-page.php
security@wordfence.comhttps://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3343566%40seo-metrics-helper&new=3343566%40seo-metrics-helper
security@wordfence.comhttps://wordpress.org/plugins/seo-metrics-helper/#developers
security@wordfence.comhttps://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/48658b33-ae53-4919-8180-1188f72553f7?source=cve
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
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          "vendor": "seometricsplugin",
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    },
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      "value": "El complemento SEO Metrics para WordPress es vulnerable a la escalada de privilegios debido a la falta de comprobaciones de autorizaci\u00f3n tanto en el controlador AJAX seo_metrics_handle_connect_button_click() como en la funci\u00f3n seo_metrics_handle_custom_endpoint() en las versiones 1.0.5 a 1.0.15. Dado que la acci\u00f3n AJAX solo verifica un nonce, sin comprobar las capacidades del emisor, un usuario de nivel suscriptor puede recuperar el token y acceder al endpoint personalizado para obtener cookies de administrador completas."
    }
  ],
  "id": "CVE-2025-6754",
  "lastModified": "2026-06-17T10:02:30.667",
  "metrics": {
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          "baseScore": 8.8,
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          "confidentialityImpact": "HIGH",
          "integrityImpact": "HIGH",
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          "timestamp": "2025-08-04T14:12:38.262508Z",
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  "vulnStatus": "Deferred",
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          "value": "CWE-862"
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}



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