Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability in Simple SEO Plugin for WordPress
CVE-2025-10357

6.1MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

WordPress
Status
Simple Seo
Vendor
CVE Published:
14 October 2025

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👾 Exploit Exists🟡 Public PoC

What is CVE-2025-10357?

The Simple SEO plugin for WordPress versions prior to 2.0.32 contains vulnerabilities that fail to properly sanitize and escape certain parameters during output. This flaw enables users with minimal permissions, such as contributors, to execute Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) attacks. Such attacks can compromise the integrity of the website by allowing the execution of malicious scripts in the browsers of visitors, potentially leading to data theft or site defacement.

Affected Version(s)

Simple SEO 0 < 2.0.32

Exploit Proof of Concept (PoC)

PoC code is written by security researchers to demonstrate the vulnerability can be exploited. PoC code is also a key component for weaponization which could lead to ransomware.

CVE-2025-10357 - Proof of Concept

References

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/24fcf8ef-603f-4e1f-905d-...
exploitvdb-entrytechnical-description

CVSS V3.1

Score:
6.1
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
Low
Integrity:
Low
Availability:
Low
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
Required
Scope:
Changed

Timeline

  • 🟡

    Public PoC available

  • 👾

    Exploit known to exist

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Krugov Artyom
WPScan
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CVE-2025-10357 : Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability in Simple SEO Plugin for WordPress