CVE-2025-15285 SEO Flow by LupsOnline <= 2.2.1 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary Post/Category Modification
Unauthenticated attackers can create, modify, and delete blog posts and categories due to missing capability checks in the SEO Flow plugin.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-15285?
CVE-2025-15285 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in SEO Flow by LupsOnline, published on 4 Feb 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The SEO Flow by LupsOnline plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the checkBlogAuthentication() and checkCategoryAuthentication() functions in all versions up to, and including, 2.2.1. These authorization functions only implement basic API key authentication but fail to implement WordPress capability checks. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to create, modify, and delete blog posts and categories.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-15285?
How do I fix CVE-2025-15285?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-15285 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2025-15285 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-15285 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-frv9-vr54-3cwm.