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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2025-12814
CVE-2025-12814:
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
CVE-2025-12814 affects the SiteSEO – SEO Simplified plugin for WordPress, discovered and disclosed on November 19, 2025. The vulnerability is present in all versions up to and including 1.3.2, impacting WordPress installations using this plugin (NVD).
Technical details
The vulnerability stems from an incorrect capability check in the siteseo_reset_settings function. It has been classified as an Improper Authorization vulnerability (CWE-285) with a CVSS v3.1 Base Score of 5.3 (Medium) and vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N (NVD).
Impact
The vulnerability allows authenticated attackers who have been granted access to at least one SiteSEO setting capability to reset the plugin's settings, potentially leading to unauthorized modification of data (NVD).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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