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TI-2025-11869 Aliases CVE-2025-12958GHSA-x8rq-m8j4-85pr

Improper authorization in Rankology SEO and Analytics Tool

Priority LOW 13CWE-285Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
High
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · Low · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-285.

Summary

The Rankology SEO and Analytics Tool plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to an incorrect capability check on the 'rankology_code_block' page in all versions up to, and including, 2.0. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Editor-level access and above, to add header and footer code blocks.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00249 16th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
RankologyRankology SEO and Analytics Toolup to 2.0—No fix listedCNA
  • Rankology SEO and Analytics Tool VendorRankology Affected up to 2.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-12958
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-x8rq-m8j4-85pr

References

  • TI-2025-23556 WordPress Rankology SEO – On-site SEO plugin <= 2.2.4 - Privilege Escalation Vulnerability CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8

Sources