The SmartCrawl SEO checker, analyzer & optimizer plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the update_submodule() function in all versions up to, and including, 3.14.3. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to update the plugin's setttings.
                
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                    Thu, 02 Oct 2025 09:00:00 +0000
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| First Time appeared | Wordpress Wordpress wordpress Wpmudev Wpmudev smartcrawl | |
| Vendors & Products | Wordpress Wordpress wordpress Wpmudev Wpmudev smartcrawl | 
Tue, 30 Sep 2025 16:15:00 +0000
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| Metrics | ssvc 
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| Description | The SmartCrawl SEO checker, analyzer & optimizer plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the update_submodule() function in all versions up to, and including, 3.14.3. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to update the plugin's setttings. | |
| Title | SmartCrawl SEO checker, analyzer & optimizer <= 3.14.3 - Missing Authorization to Plugin Settings Update | |
| Weaknesses | CWE-284 | |
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| Metrics | cvssV3_1 
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 MITRE
                        MITRE
                    Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Wordfence
Published: 2025-09-30T05:28:53.152Z
Updated: 2025-09-30T15:41:18.658Z
Reserved: 2025-09-29T16:31:24.156Z
Link: CVE-2025-11163
 Vulnrichment
                        Vulnrichment
                    Updated: 2025-09-30T15:41:12.460Z
 NVD
                        NVD
                    Status : Awaiting Analysis
Published: 2025-09-30T11:37:39.197
Modified: 2025-10-02T19:12:42.843
Link: CVE-2025-11163
 Redhat
                        Redhat
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