Description
Missing Authorization vulnerability in cleverplugins SEO Booster seo-booster allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects SEO Booster: from n/a through <= 6.1.8.
Published: 2026-01-22
Score: 6.5 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: Unauthorized access to SEO Booster configuration and data, enabling potential manipulation or information disclosure
Action: Patch Plugin
AI Analysis

Impact

The flaw is a missing authorization check in the SEO Booster plugin for WordPress, classified as CWE-862. It permits users to access and potentially modify configuration settings or SEO data that they should not be able to reach, leading to undesired information disclosure or manipulation of the site’s search engine optimization.

Affected Systems

The vulnerability is present in the cleverplugins SEO Booster plugin versions from the beginning of its releases up through 6.1.8. No further version information is listed, so any installation using 6.1.8 or earlier is affected.

Risk and Exploitability

The CVSS score is 6.5, indicating a medium severity. The EPSS score is below 1%, suggesting a low current likelihood of exploitation, and the issue is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog. An attacker who can submit requests to the plugin’s endpoints—potentially via an authenticated WordPress session—can bypass authorization checks, making the attack vector likely to involve web request manipulation or administrative access credential theft.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on April 27, 2026 at 21:22 UTC.

Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

OpenCVE Recommended Actions

  • Update the SEO Booster plugin to version 6.1.9 or later to remove the missing authorization checks
  • If an immediate update is not possible, limit exposure by restricting access to the plugin’s administrative pages to users with the highest privileges (e.g., only administrators) and apply role‑based access controls
  • Perform an audit of all users with WordPress access privileges to ensure that only trusted accounts have sufficient rights to interact with SEO Booster

Generated by OpenCVE AI on April 27, 2026 at 21:22 UTC.

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History

Thu, 29 Jan 2026 00:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Fri, 23 Jan 2026 16:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Cleverplugins
Cleverplugins seo Booster
Wordpress
Wordpress wordpress
Vendors & Products Cleverplugins
Cleverplugins seo Booster
Wordpress
Wordpress wordpress

Thu, 22 Jan 2026 23:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Missing Authorization vulnerability in cleverplugins SEO Booster seo-booster allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects SEO Booster: from n/a through <= 6.1.8.
Title WordPress SEO Booster plugin <= 6.1.8 - Broken Access Control vulnerability
Weaknesses CWE-862
References

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Cleverplugins Seo Booster
Wordpress Wordpress
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Patchstack

Published:

Updated: 2026-04-28T19:55:11.961Z

Reserved: 2025-12-15T10:00:59.032Z

Link: CVE-2025-68019

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-01-28T23:51:22.651Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2026-01-22T17:16:08.360

Modified: 2026-04-15T00:35:42.020

Link: CVE-2025-68019

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-04-27T21:30:13Z

Weaknesses