CVE Details
Basic Information
| Title | SEO Metrics <= 1.0.5 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Privilege Escalation |
|---|---|
| Type | cve |
| Published | 2025-08-02T07:24:20.355Z |
| Modified | 2025-08-02T07:24:20.355Z |
Product Information
| Vendor | seometricsplugin |
|---|---|
| Product | SEO Metrics |
| Version | * |
CVSS Information
| Base Score | 8.8 (HIGH) |
|---|---|
| Attack Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Affected Products
- seometricsplugin SEO Metrics *
Additional Information
| CWE List | CWE-862 |
|---|---|
| Source | Wordfence |
Description
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 versions 1.0.5 through 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
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/48658b33-ae53-4919-8180-1188f72553f7?source=cve
- https://wordpress.org/plugins/seo-metrics-helper/#developers
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/seo-metrics-helper/trunk/endpoint.php
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/seo-metrics-helper/trunk/common-functions.php
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/seo-metrics-helper/trunk/seo-metrics.php
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/seo-metrics-helper/trunk/welcome-page.php