CVE-2025-49401

CRITICAL 9.8

WordPress smart SEO Plugin <= 4.0 - Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

CVSS Score

9.8

EPSS Score

0.0%

EPSS Percentile

0th

Incorrect Privilege Assignment vulnerability in axiomthemes smart SEO smartSEO allows Privilege Escalation.This issue affects smart SEO: from n/a through <= 4.0.

CWE	CWE-266
Vendor	axiomthemes
Product	smart seo
Published	Sep 5, 2025
Last Updated	Apr 28, 2026

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CVSS v3 Breakdown

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

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

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-plugin-4-0-privilege-escalation-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

Credits

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