SiteSEO – SEO Simplified <= 1.3.1 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Author+) Plugin Settings Update

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  "dataType": "CVE_RECORD",
  "dataVersion": "5.2",
  "cveMetadata": {
    "cveId": "CVE-2025-12367",
    "assignerOrgId": "b15e7b5b-3da4-40ae-a43c-f7aa60e62599",
    "assignerShortName": "Wordfence",
    "dateUpdated": "2025-11-01T03:34:36.429Z",
    "dateReserved": "2025-10-27T19:24:21.361Z",
    "datePublished": "2025-11-01T03:34:36.429Z",
    "state": "PUBLISHED"
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      },
      "title": "SiteSEO – SEO Simplified <= 1.3.1 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Author+) Plugin Settings Update",
      "descriptions": [
        {
          "lang": "en",
          "value": "The SiteSEO – SEO Simplified plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Missing Authorization in versions up to, and including, 1.3.1. This is due to the plugin not properly verifying that a user is authorized to perform an action. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Author-level access and above, to enable or disable arbitrary SiteSEO features that they should not have access to."
        }
      ],
      "affected": [
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          "vendor": "softaculous",
          "product": "SiteSEO – SEO Simplified",
          "defaultStatus": "unaffected",
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            {
              "version": "*",
              "status": "affected",
              "versionType": "semver",
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            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "problemTypes": [
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          "descriptions": [
            {
              "lang": "en",
              "description": "CWE-285 Improper Authorization",
              "cweId": "CWE-285",
              "type": "CWE"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "references": [
        {
          "url": "https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/54535bef-23c3-4045-bb37-ba28ae5461b1?source=cve"
        },
        {
          "url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/siteseo/tags/1.3.1/main/ajax.php#L340"
        },
        {
          "url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3387094/siteseo/trunk/main/ajax.php?contextall=1"
        }
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            "baseScore": 4.3,
            "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM"
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      "timeline": [
        {
          "time": "2025-10-31T15:02:30.000+00:00",
          "lang": "en",
          "value": "Disclosed"
        }
      ],
      "credits": [
        {
          "lang": "en",
          "value": "Athiwat Tiprasaharn",
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        }
      ]
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