Medium severity · published Sep 30, 2025
CVE-2025-11163
SmartCrawl SEO checker, analyzer & optimizer <= 3.14.3 - Missing Authorization to Plugin Settings Update
4.3
CVSS
0.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.2% · higher than 15% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
SS
SmartCrawl SEO checker, analyzer & optimizer · wpmudev
through 3.14.3 · source: vendor
Affected product
SS
SmartCrawl SEO checker, analyzer & optimizer
wpmudev
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-11163
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-11163
plugins.trac.wordpress.org
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/smartcrawl-seo/tags/3.14.2/includes/core/controllers/class-submodule-controller.php#L123
plugins.trac.wordpress.org
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3366486/smartcrawl-seo/trunk/includes/core/controllers/class-submodule-controller.php
www.wordfence.com
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/8a63a9b3-c056-45f3-952c-9aee997d1d27?source=cve
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