WordPress security changelog
CRITICAL CVE-2025-32491 Deferred

Rankology SEO – On-site SEO: Privilege escalation or authentication bypass

Rankology SEO – On-site SEO is affected by privilege escalation or authentication bypass. Exposure depends on how the affected operation is made reachable by the site. A successful request can grant permissions or access that the caller should not possess.

CVE / CNA score 9.8 CVSS 3.1 · audit@patchstack.com
NVD score Pending NVD has not published its own CVSS assessment.
Component
Rankology SEO – On-site SEO
Plugin slug
rankology-seo-all-in-one-seo-analytics
Affected
See vendor advisory
Safe version
See mitigation notes
Published
Apr 11, 2025
Weakness
CWE-266 — Incorrect Privilege Assignment

This CVE was published Apr 11, 2025 and is one of 1 known issue for this plugin.

Update, patch or deactivate.

Update Rankology SEO – On-site SEO to a release outside the affected range, or disable and remove it until a fixed version is available.

No confirmed safe version is listed. Consider a vendor-supported patch or temporarily restricting the affected functionality while you assess the risk.

Deactivate only when warranted by your risk profile, or when advised by your hosting provider in the limited circumstances where the vulnerability cannot otherwise be mitigated. If you’re unsure which action is appropriate, contact Fused or your hosting provider for guidance.

Technical description

Incorrect Privilege Assignment vulnerability in Rankology Rankology SEO – On-site SEO rankology-seo-all-in-one-seo-analytics allows Privilege Escalation.This issue affects Rankology SEO – On-site SEO: from n/a through <= 2.2.4.

CVE / CNA vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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