All in One SEO <= 2.1.5 - Missing Authorization

Missing Authorization
CVE Not available
CVSS Medium (6.3)
Publicly Published May 31, 2014
Last Updated January 22, 2024
Researcher Marc-Alexandre Montpas
Description

The All in One SEO plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass due to a missing capability check on the aioseop_ajax_save_meta() function in versions up to, and including, 2.1.5. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with subscriber level permissions and above to modify some of the SEO settings of the plugin for any given post.

References

1 affected software package

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug all-in-one-seo-pack (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Affected Version
  • <= 2.1.5
Patched Version
  • 2.1.6
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