Xagio SEO <= 7.1.0.30 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Server-Side Request Forgery
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
The Xagio SEO – AI Powered SEO plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Server-Side Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 7.1.0.30 via the 'pixabayDownloadImage' function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to make web requests to arbitrary locations originating from the web application and can be used to query and modify information from internal services.
Why it matters now
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
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-14438
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-9g62-4vwm-573r
References
Other 5
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/72779dd2-04eb-445d-88a0-28a9c4d2369b?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/xagio-seo/tags/7.1.0.29/inc/xagio_core.php#L236
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/xagio-seo/tags/7.1.0.29/modules/seo/models/xagio_tinymce.php#L91
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/xagio-seo/tags/7.1.0.29/modules/seo/models/xagio_tinymce.php#L135
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3426300/xagio-seo#file374
More xagio vulnerabilities
- TI-2024-12833 Xagio SEO <= 7.1.0.5 - Unauthenticated Sensitive Information Exposure via Unprotected Back-Up Files CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2025-02890 Xagio SEO <= 7.1.0.16 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'HTTP_REFERER' CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.2
Sources
- CVE-2025-14438 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-14438 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-9g62-4vwm-573r · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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