XSS in Smub All In One Seo – Ai Plugin To Boost Rankings & Traffic (Schema, Local Seo, Sitemap Insights)
CVE-2026-85492
The All in One SEO – AI SEO Plugin to Boost SEO Rankings & Traffic (Schema, Local SEO, Sitemap & SEO Insights) plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to DOM-Based Cross-Site Scripting via URL Pathname in all versions up to, and including, 5.0.1.1 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user visits a crafted URL. Exploitation requires the victim to hold the aioseo_manage_seo capability and to open the SEO Preview panel in the WordPress admin toolbar while visiting a page with a malicious payload embedded in the URL pathname.
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
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CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.
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No EPSS score from FIRST.org yet. New CVEs usually get one within a few days; no score means no signal yet, not low risk. How EPSS works.
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Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-85492?
- CVE-2026-85492 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Smub All In One Seo – Ai Plugin To Boost Rankings & Traffic (Schema, Local Seo, Sitemap Insights), classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2026-10-02.
- How severe is CVE-2026-85492?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.