TI-2025-31449 Aliases CVE-2025-49401 GHSA-cgxm-32gj-cgq2

WordPress smart SEO Plugin <= 4.0 - Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

MEDIUM 49CWE-266Published 2025-09-05 · Updated 2026-04-28

Key facts

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

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-266.

Summary

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

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.00437 38th 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: Yes
Technical impact: Total

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
axiomthemes	smart SEO	up to 4.0	—	No fix listed	CNA

smart SEO Vendoraxiomthemes Affected up to 4.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-49401
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-cgxm-32gj-cgq2

References

Other 1

https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Theme/smartSEO/vulnerability/wordpress-smart-seo-plugin-4-0-privilege-escalation-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

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Sources

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