CVE-2025-68019 WordPress SEO Booster plugin <= 6.1.8 - Broken Access Control vulnerability
Attackers can bypass access controls in the SEO Booster plugin to perform unauthorized actions, requiring an upgrade to the latest version.
- 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-2025-68019?
CVE-2025-68019 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in cleverplugins SEO Booster, published on 22 Jan 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Missing Authorization vulnerability in cleverplugins SEO Booster seo-booster allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects SEO Booster: from n/a through <= 6.1.8.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-68019?
How do I fix CVE-2025-68019?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-68019 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-2025-68019 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-68019 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-8vgv-6hfr-3prg.