# CVE-2026-8942: MetaMagic SEO Plugin <= 1.6 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Plugin Settings Update via Settings Page

> Attackers can trick administrators into modifying SEO plugin settings via forged requests, requiring an upgrade to fix.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N`)
- **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 available:** No
- **Published:** 27 May 2026
- **Updated:** 27 May 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-w9w5-x24x-qc8j

## What is CVE-2026-8942?

CVE-2026-8942 is a medium-severity vulnerability in lhughes33472 MetaMagic SEO Plugin, published on 27 May 2026. 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

The MetaMagic SEO Plugin plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 1.6. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the metamagic_update_options function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to modify the plugin's SEO settings, including enabling or disabling the plugin and toggling description and keyword meta tag output via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.

Weakness: CWE-352 (Cross-Site Request Forgery)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-8942?


## How do I fix CVE-2026-8942?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-8942 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2026-8942 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-8942 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-8942 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-8942 is a medium-severity vulnerability in lhughes33472 MetaMagic SEO Plugin, published on 27 May 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-8942 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: lhughes33472 MetaMagic SEO Plugin. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-8942/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-8942/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-8942
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-8942
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-8942

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-8942/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.