Critical · 9.8 CVE-2025-49401 EUVD-2025-27260GHSA-cgxm-32gj-cgq2

WordPress smart SEO Plugin <= 4.0 - Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Published Sep 5, 2025 · Updated Apr 28, 2026 · Assigned by Patchstack

Description

Incorrect Privilege Assignment vulnerability in axiomthemes smart SEO smartSEO allows Privilege Escalation.This issue affects smart SEO: from n/a through <= 4.0.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected	Fixed
axiomthemes	smart SEO	≤ 4.0	—

References

https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Theme/smartSEO/vulnerability/wordpress-smart-seo-plugin-4-0-privilege-escalation-vulnerability?_s_id=cve vdb-entry