CVE-2025-31023 HIGH

CVE-2025-31023: WordPress Seo Meta Tags plugin <= 1.4 - CSRF to Privilege Escalation vulnerability

Vendor Purab
Product Seo Meta Tags
Weakness CWE-352 · CSRF
Published April 9, 2025
Last update April 28, 2026
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CVSS base score

8.8/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction Required
Confidentiality High
Integrity High

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Purab Seo Meta Tags seo-meta-tags allows Cross Site Request Forgery.This issue affects Seo Meta Tags: from n/a through <= 1.4.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Seo Meta Tags versions 1.4 and earlier contain a cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability. An attacker can craft a malicious webpage that, when visited by a logged-in site administrator, performs unauthorized actions on the site without the admin's knowledge or consent. This can lead to data modification, unauthorized changes to site settings, or other harmful actions.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Perform unauthorized actions on the site by tricking a logged-in admin into visiting a malicious webpage.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

An attacker can modify site settings, content, or data by exploiting an admin's active session without their awareness.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

A site administrator must visit a webpage controlled by the attacker while logged into the WordPress site.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

April 9, 2025 CVE published
April 28, 2026 Record updated