CVE-2025-12814

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.

CVSS 3.1

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

EPSS

0.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 20% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-25)

CWE

CWE-285

Published

2025-11-19

Modified

2026-10-18

Record from

the NVD, synced 2026-10-19

References

• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/siteseo/tags/1.3.2/main/ajax.php#L90
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3397272%40siteseo&new=3397272%40siteseo&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=
• https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/a376cafb-656c-4fe1-b5c1-c7e38dc5040e?source=cve

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