All in One SEO Plugin up to 4.8.9 on WordPress REST API Endpoint image-generator authorization

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A vulnerability labeled as problematic has been found in All in One SEO Plugin up to 4.8.9 on WordPress. Impacted is an unknown function of the file /wp-json/aioseo/v1/ai/image-generator of the component REST API Endpoint. Executing a manipulation can lead to authorization. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2025-12847. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available.

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A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in All in One SEO Plugin up to 4.8.9 on WordPress. This vulnerability affects an unknown part of the file /wp-json/aioseo/v1/ai/image-generator of the component REST API Endpoint. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a authorization vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-862. The product does not perform an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action. As an impact it is known to affect integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

The All in One SEO – Powerful SEO Plugin to Boost SEO Rankings & Increase Traffic plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized arbitrary media attachment deletion due to a missing authorization check in all versions up to, and including, 4.8.9. This is due to the REST API endpoint `/wp-json/aioseo/v1/ai/image-generator` only verifying that users have the `edit_posts` capability (Contributors and above) without checking if they own or have permission to delete the specific media attachments. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to permanently delete arbitrary media attachments by ID via the REST API, granted they can determine valid attachment IDs.

The advisory is shared for download at wordfence.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2025-12847. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 11/15/2025).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2025-197686). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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• WordPress Plugin

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• All in One SEO Plugin

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• 4.8.0
• 4.8.1
• 4.8.2
• 4.8.3
• 4.8.4
• 4.8.5
• 4.8.6
• 4.8.7
• 4.8.8
• 4.8.9

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