CVE-2026-59520 MEDIUM

CVE-2026-59520: WordPress CrawlWP SEO plugin <= 3.0.16 - Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability

Vendor Properfraction

Product CrawlWP SEO

Weakness CWE-352 · CSRF

Published July 5, 2026

Last update July 6, 2026

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CVSS base score

4.3/10

Attack vector Network

Attack complexity Low

Privileges required None

User interaction Required

Confidentiality None

Integrity Low

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in properfraction CrawlWP SEO allows Cross Site Request Forgery. This issue affects CrawlWP SEO: from n/a through 3.0.16.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

CrawlWP SEO versions up to 3.0.16 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 unwanted actions on the site without their knowledge. The vulnerability requires the victim to visit the attacker's page while authenticated to the WordPress site.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Perform unwanted actions on the site by tricking an authenticated admin into visiting a malicious webpage.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

An attacker can modify site settings or content if they trick your admin into clicking a malicious link while logged in.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Site admin must be logged in and visit an attacker-controlled webpage; no special privileges or complex setup required.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

July 5, 2026 CVE published

July 6, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-59520 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/352.html AskarLabs — CWE-352 write-up Cross-Site Request Forgery

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