CVE-2025-22744 MEDIUM

CVE-2025-22744: WordPress S-DEV SEO plugin <= 1.88 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

Vendor Seodev

Product S-DEV SEO

Weakness CWE-79 · XSS

Published January 15, 2025

Last update April 28, 2026

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CVSS base score

6.5/10

Attack vector Network

Attack complexity Low

Privileges required Low

User interaction Required

Confidentiality Low

Integrity Low

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Seodev S-DEV SEO s-dev-seo allows Stored XSS.This issue affects S-DEV SEO: from n/a through <= 1.88.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

S-DEV SEO versions 1.88 and earlier contain a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability that allows authenticated users to inject malicious scripts. An attacker with low-level access can craft a request that, when visited by another user, executes arbitrary JavaScript in their browser. This can lead to session hijacking, credential theft, or unauthorized actions performed on behalf of the victim.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Inject and execute malicious JavaScript in other users' browsers to steal sessions or perform unauthorized actions.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Authenticated users' accounts and data are at risk if they visit attacker-controlled content or links.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Attacker must have low-level user account access and trick another user into visiting a malicious link or page.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

January 15, 2025 CVE published

April 28, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-22744 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/79.html AskarLabs — CWE-79 write-up Cross-Site Scripting

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