Vulnerability · Published Nov 6, 2025 · Assigned by Patchstack

CVE-2025-28953WordPress smart SEO plugin <= 4.0 - SQL Injection Vulnerability

High 8.5

In plain English

A high-severity SQL injection in smart SEO from axiomthemes. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 26% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)8.5High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 73.6% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') vulnerability in axiomthemes smart SEO smartSEO allows SQL Injection.This issue affects smart SEO: from n/a through <= 4.0.

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
axiomthemes smart SEO 0 – through 4.0

Weakness: CWE-89 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:L

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