WordPress smart SEO Plugin <= 4.0 - Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

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Summary

CVECVE-2025-49401
StatePUBLISHED
AssignerPatchstack
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2025-09-05 17:15:37 UTC
Updated2026-04-01 17:25:12 UTC
DescriptionIncorrect Privilege Assignment vulnerability in axiomthemes smart SEO smartSEO allows Privilege Escalation.This issue affects smart SEO: from n/a through <= 4.0.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-266 | CWE-266 Incorrect Privilege Assignment

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Axiomthemes Smart SEO affected 4.0 custom Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Theme/smartSEO/vulnerability/wordpress-sma... [email protected] patchstack.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Vendor Comments And Credit

Discovery Credit

CNA: João Pedro S Alcântara (Kinorth) | Patchstack Bug Bounty Program (en)

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