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Critical
CVE-2025-49401
WordPress smart SEO Plugin <= 4.0 - Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Vulnerability Description
Incorrect Privilege Assignment vulnerability in axiomthemes smart SEO smartSEO allows Privilege Escalation.This issue affects smart SEO: from n/a through <= 4.0.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
The following person or organization is credited with identifying this vulnerability, as recorded in the NVD database:
- João Pedro S Alcântara (Kinorth) | Patchstack Bug Bounty Program
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Affected Vendor
axiomthemes
View all reports →Affected Software
smart SEO
Vulnerable Versions:
0
Timeline
Official Publish:
September 5th, 2025
Last Modified:
April 28th, 2026
Added to House:
July 22nd, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H