CVE-2025-32491 WordPress Rankology SEO – On-site SEO plugin <= 2.2.4 - Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Critical 9.8 Published Updated

An attacker can escalate privileges in the Rankology SEO WordPress plugin due to incorrect privilege assignment, requiring an upgrade to fix.

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-2025-32491?

CVE-2025-32491 is a critical vulnerability in Rankology SEO – On-site SEO, published on 11 Apr 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official 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.

Weakness: CWE-266

Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-32491?

How do I fix CVE-2025-32491?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-32491 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2025-32491 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-32491 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-42v5-vmqc-jx62.

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