Auth bypass in Seometricsplugin Seo Metrics
CVE-2025-6754
The SEO Metrics plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation due to missing authorization checks in both the seo_metrics_handle_connect_button_click() AJAX handler and the seo_metrics_handle_custom_endpoint() function in all versions up to, and including, 1.0.15. Because the AJAX action only verifies a nonce, without checking the caller’s capabilities, a subscriber-level user can retrieve the token and then access the custom endpoint to obtain full administrator cookies.
Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control
EPSS: 0.004 (30.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Seometricsplugin Seo Metrics — versions 0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2025-6754?
- CVE-2025-6754 is a high-severity vulnerability in Seometricsplugin Seo Metrics, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2025-08-02.
- How severe is CVE-2025-6754?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2025-6754 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.