CVE-2025-14941 GZSEO <= 2.0.11 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Authorization Bypass to Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Authenticated contributors can inject arbitrary scripts into posts via the embed_code parameter due to missing capability checks and insufficient sanitization.
- 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-2025-14941?
CVE-2025-14941 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in aminhashemy GZSEO, published on 24 Jan 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The GZSEO plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass leading to Stored Cross-Site Scripting in all versions up to, and including, 2.0.11. This is due to missing capability checks on multiple AJAX handlers combined with insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on the embed_code parameter. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor level access and above, to inject arbitrary content into any post on the site that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-14941?
How do I fix CVE-2025-14941?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-14941 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.
Is CVE-2025-14941 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-14941 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-8r4w-r6r6-rqv5.