The All in One SEO WordPress plugin before 4.1.5.3 is affected by an authenticated SQL injection issue, which was discovered during an internal audit by the Jetpack Scan team, and could grant attackers access to privileged information from the affected site’s database (e.g., usernames and hashed passwords).
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2021-25037 is rated High Exploit Risk (64.7/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.29%). Core evidence: 2 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.
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| EDB-ID | Source | Kind | Published | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | nvd_ref | exploit_tag | Exploit-DB ↗ | |
| — | nvd_ref | exploit_tag | Exploit-DB ↗ |
EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).
| # | Date | Old EPSS score | New EPSS score | Delta (New - Old) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2026-06-15 | 0.79% | 1.29% | +0.50% |
| 2 | 2026-01-28 | 1.31% | 0.79% | -0.52% |
| 3 | 2025-12-28 | — | 1.31% | — |
Full EPSS history (19 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.5 | 3.1 | MEDIUM |
|
2.8 | 3.6 | [email protected] |
| 4.0 | 2.0 | MEDIUM |
|
8.0 | 2.9 | [email protected] |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| aioseo | all_in_one_seo | < 4.1.5.3 | cpe:2.3:a:aioseo:all_in_one_seo:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* |
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://jetpack.com/2021/12/14/severe-vulnerabilities-fixed-in-all-in-one-seo-plugin-version-4-1-5-3/ | Exploit Third Party Advisory |
| https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2640944/all-in-one-seo-pack/trunk/app/Common/Api/PostsTerms.php | Patch Vendor Advisory |
| https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/4cd2a57b-3e1a-4acf-aecb-201ed9f4ee6d | Exploit Vendor Advisory |