CVE-2021-25036: The All in One SEO WordPress plugin before 4.1.5.3 is affected by a Privilege Escalation issue, which was discovered during an internal audit by the Jetpack Scan team, and may grant bad actors access

high Affects all-in-one-seo-pack (WordPress plugin). Feed 2026.10.29.1, updated 2026-10-28; published ; advisory modified .

The All in One SEO WordPress plugin before 4.1.5.3 is affected by a Privilege Escalation issue, which was discovered during an internal audit by the Jetpack Scan team, and may grant bad actors access

Package
all-in-one-seo-pack (WordPress plugin) WordPress
Affected versions
<4.1.5.3
Fixed in
4.1.5.3
Severity
high  CVSS 8.8
Exploitation
not on CISA KEV · EPSS 3% (87.4th percentile)
Published
2022-01-17
Source
nvd

References

CWE-178CWE-287
NVD recordall-in-one-seo-pack (WordPress plugin) advisories

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