VulnerabilityDeferred

CVE-2025-49401

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

CRITICAL 9.8EPSS 0.44%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.44%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

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

CVSS 3.1: 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS: 0.44% probability · 37th percentile
CISA KEV: Not listed
Weakness: CWE-266
Source: audit@patchstack.com

References

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

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.