Xagio SEO Plugin up to 7.1.0.30 on WordPress pixabayDownloadImage server-side request forgery

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A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in Xagio SEO Plugin up to 7.1.0.30 on WordPress. This impacts the function pixabayDownloadImage. Performing a manipulation results in server-side request forgery. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2025-14438. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available.

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A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Xagio SEO Plugin up to 7.1.0.30 on WordPress. This affects the function pixabayDownloadImage. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a server-side request forgery vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-918. The web server receives a URL or similar request from an upstream component and retrieves the contents of this URL, but it does not sufficiently ensure that the request is being sent to the expected destination. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

The Xagio SEO – AI Powered SEO plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Server-Side Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 7.1.0.30 via the 'pixabayDownloadImage' function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to make web requests to arbitrary locations originating from the web application and can be used to query and modify information from internal services.

It is possible to read the advisory at wordfence.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2025-14438. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 01/06/2026).

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

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• WordPress Plugin

Name

• Xagio SEO Plugin

Version

• 7.1.0.0
• 7.1.0.1
• 7.1.0.2
• 7.1.0.3
• 7.1.0.4
• 7.1.0.5
• 7.1.0.6
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• 7.1.0.24
• 7.1.0.25
• 7.1.0.26
• 7.1.0.27
• 7.1.0.28
• 7.1.0.29
• 7.1.0.30

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