CVE-2025-6754
SEO Metrics <= 1.0.15 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Privilege Escalation
CVSS Score
8.8
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th
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 all versions up to, and including, 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.
| CWE | CWE-862 |
| Vendor | seometricsplugin |
| Product | seo metrics |
| Published | Aug 2, 2025 |
| Last Updated | Apr 8, 2026 |
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CVSS v3 Breakdown
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability
Affected Versions
seometricsplugin / SEO Metrics
0 ≤ 1.0.15
References
wordfence.com: https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/48658b33-ae53-4919-8180-1188f72553f7?source=cve wordpress.org: https://wordpress.org/plugins/seo-metrics-helper/#developers plugins.trac.wordpress.org: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/seo-metrics-helper/trunk/endpoint.php plugins.trac.wordpress.org: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/seo-metrics-helper/trunk/common-functions.php plugins.trac.wordpress.org: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/seo-metrics-helper/trunk/seo-metrics.php plugins.trac.wordpress.org: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/seo-metrics-helper/trunk/welcome-page.php plugins.trac.wordpress.org: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3343566%40seo-metrics-helper&new=3343566%40seo-metrics-helper
Credits
Kenneth Dunn