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CVE-2025-11163

SmartCrawl SEO checker, analyzer & optimizer <= 3.14.3 - Missing Authorization to Plugin Settings Update

Published: Sep 30, 2025Updated: Oct 2, 2025 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-284
NVD MITRE
4.3CVSSMEDIUM
EPSS Score
0.2%
Top 88.5%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
No Fix Available
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Description

The SmartCrawl SEO checker, analyzer & optimizer plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the update_submodule() function in all versions up to, and including, 3.14.3. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to update the plugin's setttings.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:LUI:NS:UC:NI:LA:N
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:LPrivileges Required
Low
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:LIntegrity
Low
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

CWE-284

Affected Products

SmartCrawl SEO checker, analyzer & optimizerwpmudev
Mixed
Web & CMS Plugins / wordpress-plugin
wpmudevcommercialWeb & CMS Pluginsaka forminator forms, broken link checker

Exploitability

No known exploits, KEV entries, or remediation guidance available for this vulnerability yet.

References

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/8a63a9b3-c056-45f3-952c-9aee997d1d27?source=cve
wordfence.com
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/smartcrawl-seo/tags/3.14.2/includes/core/controllers/class-submodule-controller.php#L123
plugins.trac.wordpress.org
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3366486/smartcrawl-seo/trunk/includes/core/controllers/class-submodule-controller.php
plugins.trac.wordpress.org

Timeline

Published
Sep 30, 2025
Last Updated
Oct 2, 2025

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