CVE-2025-53456 WordPress SEO Backlink Monitor plugin <= 1.8.0 - Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability
Attackers can trick authenticated users into performing unwanted actions in the SEO Backlink Monitor plugin via CSRF.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-53456?
CVE-2025-53456 is a medium-severity vulnerability in activewebsight SEO Backlink Monitor, published on 22 Sep 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in activewebsight SEO Backlink Monitor seo-backlink-monitor allows Cross Site Request Forgery.This issue affects SEO Backlink Monitor: from n/a through <= 1.8.0.
Weakness: CWE-352
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-53456?
How do I fix CVE-2025-53456?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-53456 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2025-53456 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-53456 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-53cv-49r3-j42j.