CVE-2025-14941: GZSEO (WordPress plugin) · Cross-site Scripting
Affects GZSEO (WordPress plugin)Source CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 6.4 Medium.
Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 17:16 UTC
- EPSS
- 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 21% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:NExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 24 Jan 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 26 Oct 2026.
What to do
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| aminhashemyGZSEO | Affected
| Fixed in– |
AI-suggested
Users should monitor the vendor's advisory channels for updates. Until a fix is released, restrict contributor-level access and above to trusted users only. Consider disabling or removing the GZSEO plugin if possible to prevent exploitation.
Description
The GZSEO plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass leading to Stored Cross-Site Scripting in all versions up to, and including, 2.0.11. This is due to missing capability checks on multiple AJAX handlers combined with insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on the embed_code parameter. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor level access and above, to inject arbitrary content into any post on the site that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
References
- wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/c91a4d4d-5bfa-42fd-80b4-7a75ee79db19?source=cve (opens in a new tab)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/gzseo/tags/2.0.11/includes/class-gzseo-video-update.php?marks=112,365,369,370,563 (opens in a new tab)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3463366%40gzseo&new=3463366%40gzseo&sfp_email=&sfph_mail= (opens in a new tab)