WordPress plugin vulnerabilities

SiteSEO - SEO Simplified vulnerabilities

Known security issues in the SiteSEO - SEO Simplified WordPress plugin, by affected version, with severity, CVE and the version that fixes each one.

Plugin slug
siteseo
Latest version
1.4.2
Active installs
500,000+
Known vulnerabilities
4
Data updated
2026-10-16 19:33 UTC

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Fixed in version 1.3.3 (2)

SiteSEO - SEO Simplified: Fixed in version 1.3.3
VulnerabilitySeverityCVSSAffected versionsPublished
SiteSEO – SEO Simplified <= 1.3.2 - Improper Authorization to Authenticated Settings Reset
CVE-2025-12814 · Source
Medium5.3< 1.3.32025-11-18
SiteSEO – SEO Simplified <= 1.3.2 - Insecure Direct Object Reference to Sensitive Post Meta Disclosure
CVE-2025-13085 · Source
Medium4.3< 1.3.32025-11-18

Fixed in version 1.3.2 (1)

SiteSEO - SEO Simplified: Fixed in version 1.3.2
VulnerabilitySeverityCVSSAffected versionsPublished
SiteSEO – SEO Simplified <= 1.3.1 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Author+) Plugin Settings Update
CVE-2025-12367 · Source
Medium4.3< 1.3.22025-10-31

Fixed in version 1.2.8 (1)

SiteSEO - SEO Simplified: Fixed in version 1.2.8
VulnerabilitySeverityCVSSAffected versionsPublished
SiteSEO – SEO Simplified <= 1.2.7 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Broken Regex Expression
CVE-2025-9277 · Source
Medium6.4< 1.2.80000-00-00

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