Attack ChainAIDerived
Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain
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AccessObtain or compromise contributor-level WordPress account
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DeliveryAccess post editor on target WordPress site
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ExploitLoad page source or inspect JavaScript globals in browser
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ExecutionRead plaintext API/OAuth tokens from internalOptions object
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ImpactUse harvested credentials against connected third-party services
Vulnerability Assessment
| Weakness |
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A01:2025 - Broken Access Control
ASVS 5.0
V14 - Data Protection Data exposure prevention
MITRE ATT&CK
2 techniques across 2 tactics: Collection, Discovery The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up. |
| Exploitation Conditions | Exploitation requires an authenticated WordPress session with contributor-level privileges or higher - confirmed by CVSS PR:L. The attacker must be able to access the WordPress post editor (block editor or classic editor), as the sensitive data is only injected by wp_localize_script() in that specific page context. No special plugin configuration or non-default settings are required beyond the plugin being installed and active with any API, OAuth, or license credentials configured. Exploitation is limited to users who already hold a WordPress account with at minimum contributor access; unauthenticated external attackers cannot reach this data. The exposure is passive - no active exploitation of the application is needed beyond page load. |
| Impact | The CVSS 4.3 Medium score reflects the constrained impact: AV:N confirms network reachability, AC:L indicates no special attack complexity, PR:L confirms low-privilege authentication is required, and S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N limits scope to a partial confidentiality loss with no integrity or availability impact. The real-world risk, however, may exceed the raw CVSS score in environments where the exposed credentials have significant downstream blast radius - an OAuth token or API key for a connected marketing or analytics platform could enable account takeover or data exfiltration well beyond what C:L implies. No EPSS score was provided, precluding probability-of-exploitation benchmarking. The vulnerability is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog and no public exploit code has been identified, indicating opportunistic exploitation is not currently widespread. The primary risk is insider threat or a low-privilege WordPress user deliberately targeting credentials - not external unauthenticated mass exploitation. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | An attacker who has registered or compromised a WordPress account with contributor-level access navigates to the post editor on a site running All in One SEO 4.9.7 or earlier. By viewing the page source or using browser developer tools to inspect inline JavaScript, the attacker reads the 'internalOptions' object and extracts plaintext API keys, OAuth tokens, or license values. No public exploit code exists at time of analysis, but the technique requires only standard browser tooling and no special expertise. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – May 20, 2026
Sensitive credential exposure in the All in One SEO WordPress plugin (versions up to and including 4.9.7) allows authenticated contributors to harvest API tokens, OAuth credentials, and license keys directly from rendered page source. The plugin passes unmasked internal configuration data to the browser via WordPress's wp_localize_script() mechanism in post editor contexts, making sensitive values accessible to any user with contributor-level access or above. No public exploit code or active exploitation has been identified at time of analysis, but exposed credentials carry secondary risk - compromised API/OAuth tokens could enable account takeover or abuse of connected third-party services.
RemediationAI
The upstream fix is available via WordPress plugin Trac changeset 3532318 (https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3532318/all-in-one-seo-pack); however, the exact released plugin version number containing this fix was not independently confirmed from the provided data - verify the current release in the WordPress plugin repository and update to any version beyond 4.9.7 that incorporates this changeset. Additional context is available in the Wordfence advisory at https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/0d8bc203-c17a-4b31-8f9e-695f9e638cda. As a compensating control prior to patching, restrict contributor-level role assignment to only trusted users and audit existing contributor accounts. Site administrators should immediately rotate any API keys, OAuth tokens, and license credentials configured within the plugin, as any contributor who accessed the post editor on affected versions may have already observed those values in page source.
Affected VersionsENISA
Affected Packages
Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)
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Technical ContextAI · show details
WordPress's wp_localize_script() function is a standard mechanism for passing PHP-side data to JavaScript as inline JSON variables embedded in page HTML. The affected plugin (identified via CPE cpe:2.3:a:smub:all_in_one_seo_-_powerful_seo_plugin_to_boost_seo_rankings_&_increase_traffic:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*) included its full 'internalOptions' data structure - containing API keys, OAuth tokens, and license-related values - in this localized script output without filtering or redacting fields based on the viewing user's privilege level. CWE-200 (Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor) applies directly: the data is legitimately present in the backend but incorrectly surfaced to low-privilege frontend consumers. The post editor context is the trigger; any contributor who can access the WordPress block or classic editor receives the unredacted payload in their browser's page source.
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Severity by source
AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Primary rating from Vendor (Wordfence) · only source for this CVE.
CVSS VectorVendor: Wordfence
DescriptionCVE.org
The All in One SEO plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Sensitive Information Exposure via 'internalOptions' localized script data in versions up to, and including, 4.9.7 due to sensitive internal option data being passed to wp_localize_script() in post editor contexts without effective masking for low-privilege users. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to view configured API/OAuth tokens and license-related values from page source.
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Information disclosure occurs when an application unintentionally exposes sensitive data that aids attackers in reconnaissance or directly compromises security.
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