CVE-2025-28953

HIGH 8.5

WordPress smart SEO plugin <= 4.0 - SQL Injection Vulnerability

CVSS Score

8.5

EPSS Score

0.0%

EPSS Percentile

0th

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') vulnerability in axiomthemes smart SEO smartSEO allows SQL Injection.This issue affects smart SEO: from n/a through <= 4.0.

CWE	CWE-89
Vendor	axiomthemes
Product	smart seo
Published	Nov 6, 2025
Last Updated	Apr 28, 2026

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CVSS v3 Breakdown

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

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Changed

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

None

Availability

Low

Affected Versions

axiomthemes / smart SEO

0 ≤ 4.0

References

NVD ↗ CVE.org ↗ EPSS Data ↗

patchstack.com: https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Theme/smartSEO/vulnerability/wordpress-smart-seo-4-0-sql-injection-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

Credits

Tran Nguyen Bao Khanh (VCI - VNPT Cyber Immunity) | Patchstack Bug Bounty Program