CVE-2025-58650
📋 TL;DR
This CVE describes a missing authorization vulnerability in the All In One SEO Pack WordPress plugin that allows attackers to exploit incorrectly configured access controls. Attackers could potentially modify SEO settings or access restricted functionality without proper permissions. This affects all WordPress sites using All In One SEO Pack versions up to and including 4.8.7.
💻 Affected Systems
- All In One SEO Pack WordPress Plugin
⚠️ Manual Verification Required
This CVE does not have specific version information in our database, so automatic vulnerability detection cannot determine if your system is affected.
Why? The CVE database entry doesn't specify which versions are vulnerable (no version ranges provided by the vendor/NVD).
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- Review the CVE details at NVD
- Check vendor security advisories for your specific version
- Test if the vulnerability is exploitable in your environment
- Consider updating to the latest version as a precaution
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
An attacker could modify critical SEO settings, inject malicious content, or potentially escalate privileges to gain administrative access to the WordPress site.
Likely Case
Attackers modify SEO metadata, redirect settings, or other plugin configurations to harm SEO rankings or insert malicious links/content.
If Mitigated
With proper access controls and authentication requirements, impact is limited to authorized users only making legitimate changes.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires some WordPress knowledge but no authentication. Attackers need to understand WordPress plugin structure and access control mechanisms.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Version 4.8.8 or later
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins. 3. Find All In One SEO Pack. 4. Click 'Update Now' if available. 5. Alternatively, download latest version from WordPress repository and manually update.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Temporary Plugin Deactivation
allDisable the vulnerable plugin until patched version is available
wp plugin deactivate all-in-one-seo-pack
Access Restriction via .htaccess
ApacheRestrict access to plugin directories via web server configuration
Order Deny,Allow
Deny from all
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement strict network access controls to limit who can access WordPress admin interface
- Enable WordPress security plugins that monitor and block suspicious access patterns
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin panel > Plugins > All In One SEO Pack version numberCheck Version:
wp plugin get all-in-one-seo-pack --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
Verify plugin version is 4.8.8 or higher in WordPress admin panel📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unauthorized POST requests to plugin admin endpoints
- Unusual modifications to SEO settings by non-admin users
- Failed authorization attempts on plugin admin pages
Network Indicators:
- HTTP requests to /wp-admin/admin-ajax.php with plugin-specific actions from unauthorized IPs
- Unusual traffic patterns to plugin-specific endpoints
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress.log" AND (uri_path="/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php" OR uri_path CONTAINS "aioseo") AND (user_role!="administrator" OR user_id="0")