CVE-2025-14438 Xagio SEO <= 7.1.0.30 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Server-Side Request Forgery
Authenticated subscribers can exploit SSRF in Xagio SEO plugin to access internal services and modify data.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-14438?
CVE-2025-14438 is a medium-severity server-side request forgery vulnerability in Xagio SEO – AI Powered SEO, published on 6 Jan 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Xagio SEO – AI Powered SEO plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Server-Side Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 7.1.0.30 via the 'pixabayDownloadImage' function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to make web requests to arbitrary locations originating from the web application and can be used to query and modify information from internal services.
Weakness: CWE-918
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-14438?
How do I fix CVE-2025-14438?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-14438 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and send outbound requests through an allow-list that blocks internal addresses. More about Server-side request forgery.
Is CVE-2025-14438 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-14438 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-9g62-4vwm-573r.