CVE-2025-12814

SiteSEO – SEO Simplified <= 1.3.2 - Improper Authorization to Authenticated Settings Reset

MEDIUM
5.3
CVSS Score
Published: November 19, 2025 at 05:45 AM UTC
Updated: October 18, 2026 at 08:10 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorSiteSEO

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Severity
MEDIUM5.3
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.3%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

The SiteSEO – SEO Simplified plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to n incorrect capability check on the siteseo_reset_settings function in all versions up to, and including, 1.3.2. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, who have been granted access to at least on SiteSEO setting capability, to reset the plugin's settings.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

SiteSEO· Softaculouswordpress-plugin
90%
0 ≤ v ≤ 1.3.20

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitAutomatablePartial impact

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CVSS

5.3MEDIUMWordfence
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusDEFERRED
CWE
CWE-285

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