GZSEO <= 2.0.11 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Authorization Bypass to Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
The GZSEO plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass leading to Stored Cross-Site Scripting in all versions up to, and including, 2.0.11. This is due to missing capability checks on multiple AJAX handlers combined with insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on the embed_code parameter. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor level access and above, to inject arbitrary content into any post on the site that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| aminhashemy | GZSEO | up to 2.0.11 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- GZSEO Vendoraminhashemy Affected up to 2.0.11 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-14941
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-8r4w-r6r6-rqv5
References
Other 3
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/c91a4d4d-5bfa-42fd-80b4-7a75ee79db19?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/gzseo/tags/2.0.11/includes/class-gzseo-video-update.php?marks=112,365,369,370,563#L112
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3463366%40gzseo&new=3463366%40gzseo&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=
Sources
- CVE-2025-14941 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-14941 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-8r4w-r6r6-rqv5 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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