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SEO Flow CVE-2026-78362

| EUVDEUVD-2026-71851 CRITICAL
Improper Privilege Management (CWE-269)
2026-09-05 WPScan GHSA-rp68-vhcr-9v26
9.8
CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: WPScan
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Vendor (WPScan) PRIMARY
9.8 CRITICAL
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
vuln.today AI
9.8 CRITICAL

Unauthenticated network API request with no user interaction yields administrator context (PR:N/AC:L/UI:N), and full admin control implies complete confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact.

3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Primary rating from Vendor (WPScan).

CVSS VectorVendor: WPScan

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

Lifecycle Timeline

6
POC Analysis Generated
Sep 06, 2026 - 15:24 vuln.today
Analysis Generated
Sep 06, 2026 - 11:24 vuln.today
CVSS changed
Sep 06, 2026 - 11:22 NVD
9.8 (CRITICAL)
Patch available
Sep 05, 2026 - 08:01 EUVD
CVE Published
Sep 05, 2026 - 06:00 cve.org
UNKNOWN (no severity yet)
CVE Published
Sep 05, 2026 - 06:00 cve.org
CRITICAL 9.8

DescriptionCVE.org

The SEO Flow by LupsOnline WordPress plugin before 3.0.3 does not correctly validate the credential supplied with its API requests, allowing unauthenticated users to be served as the administrator who configured the SEO Flow by LupsOnline WordPress plugin before 3.0.3 and take over the site. Exploitation requires the SEO Flow by LupsOnline WordPress plugin before 3.0.3 to have been configured, which is its normal operating state.

AnalysisAI

Site takeover in the SEO Flow by LupsOnline WordPress plugin (versions 3.0.0 through before 3.0.3) stems from improper validation of the credential supplied with the plugin's API requests, allowing unauthenticated attackers to be served in the security context of the administrator who configured the plugin. Because the flaw grants effective administrator-level access, an attacker can fully compromise the affected WordPress site. …

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Vulnerability AssessmentAI

Exploitation The single required precondition is that the SEO Flow by LupsOnline plugin (below 3.0.3) has been configured with an administrator's credential - which the description explicitly notes is its normal operating state, so this is not a limiting factor in practice. … Additional conditions and limiting factors are described in the full assessment.
Risk Assessment The CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.8 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H) reflects unauthenticated, network-reachable, low-complexity exploitation with full confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact - consistent with site takeover. … Full risk analysis with EPSS, KEV, and SSVC signal comparison available after sign-in.
Exploit Scenario Full exploit scenario with step-by-step reproduction available after sign-in.
Remediation Upgrade the SEO Flow by LupsOnline plugin to version 3.0.3 or later, which is the vendor-released patch that corrects the API credential validation (Vendor-released patch: 3.0.3). … Detailed patch versions, workarounds, and compensating controls in full report.

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Within 24 hours, conduct a complete inventory of WordPress installations using SEO Flow by LupsOnline and identify all instances running versions 3.0.0 through 3.0.2; flag these as critical priority. …

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