CVE-2025-9620
Seo Monster <= 3.3.3 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Stored Cross-Site Scripting
The Seo Monster plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 3.3.3. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the check_integration() function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to update settings and inject malicious web scripts via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used 6.1
Seo Monster <= 3.3.3 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Stored Cross-Site Scripting
The Seo Monster plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 3.3.3. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the check_integration() function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to update settings and inject malicious web scripts via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
- Record
CVE-2025-9620- CVSS 3.1
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-352
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2025-27644 6.1
The Seo Monster plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 3.3.3. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the check_integration() function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to update settings and inject malicious web scripts via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
- Record
EUVD-2025-27644- CVSS 3.1
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-q769-f9xw-7m9r 6.1
The Seo Monster plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions...
The Seo Monster plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 3.3.3. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the check_integration() function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to update settings and inject malicious web scripts via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
- Record
GHSA-q769-f9xw-7m9r- CVSS 3.1
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-352
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD 6.1
The Seo Monster plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 3.3.3. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the check_integration() function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to update settings and inject malicious web scripts via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
- Record
CVE-2025-9620- CVSS 3.1
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-352
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2025-9620 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.1) in Edsteep Seo Monster, published September 11, 2025. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.16%, the 4th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/d224151c-0fe2-4032-a847-39628cc2f520?source=cve
plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/seo-monster/trunk/tpl/integration.php
plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/seo-monster/trunk/inc/class_seo_monster_ui.php
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-9620
github.com/advisories/GHSA-q769-f9xw-7m9r