CVE-2025-13085 json
SiteSEO – SEO Simplified <= 1.3.2 - Insecure Direct Object Reference to Sensitive Post Meta Disclosure
published 2025-11-19 11 mo ago modified 2026-10-18 21 d ago also EUVD-2025-198140
- cvss
- 4.3
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.3%
- EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 17%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
The SiteSEO – SEO Simplified plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Improper Authorization leading to Sensitive Post Meta Disclosure in versions up to and including 1.3.2. This is due to missing object-level authorization checks in the resolve_variables() AJAX handler. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with the siteseo_manage capability (e.g., Author-level users who have been granted SiteSEO access by an administrator) to read arbitrary post metadata from any post, page, attachment, or WooCommerce order they cannot edit, via the custom field variable resolution feature granted they have been given access to SiteSEO by an administrator and legacy storage is enabled. In affected WooCommerce installations, this exposes sensitive customer billing information including names, email addresses, phone numbers, physical addresses, and payment methods.
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 11 mo ago
Exploit prediction
0.25% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 17% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 4.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N |
Affected products
- softaculous SiteSEO – SEO Simplified
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-285 Improper Authorization
- Technology feeds
References
- wordfence.com /threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/4d740ba8-4877-4b27-a1cb-26095f851ea6?source=cve
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org /browser/siteseo/trunk/main/ajax.php#L542
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org /browser/siteseo/trunk/main/titlesmetas.php#L494
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org /browser/siteseo/trunk/main/admin.php#L106
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org /changeset/3397272/siteseo/trunk?contextall=1&old=3387094&old_path=%2Fsiteseo%2Ftrunk
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2025-13085
- NVD CVE-2025-13085
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