VDB-344231 · CVE-2025-15285 · GCVE-0-2025-15285

Michael Lups SEO Flow by LupsOnline Plugin up to 2.2.1 on WordPress checkBlogAuthentication improper authentication

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Michael Lups SEO Flow by LupsOnline Plugin up to 2.2.1 on WordPress. This affects the function checkBlogAuthentication. The manipulation leads to improper authentication. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2025-15285. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Michael Lups SEO Flow by LupsOnline Plugin up to 2.2.1 on WordPress. It has been rated as critical. This issue affects the function checkBlogAuthentication. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authentication vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-287. When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

The SEO Flow by LupsOnline plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the checkBlogAuthentication() and checkCategoryAuthentication() functions in all versions up to, and including, 2.2.1. These authorization functions only implement basic API key authentication but fail to implement WordPress capability checks. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to create, modify, and delete blog posts and categories.

It is possible to read the advisory at wordfence.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2025-15285. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. 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 02/05/2026).

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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Productinfo

Type

WordPress Plugin

Vendor

Michael Lups

Name

SEO Flow by LupsOnline Plugin

Version

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

CVSSv4info

VulDB Vector: 🔒
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.3

VulDB Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Temp Score: 7.1
VulDB Vector: 🔒
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CNA Base Score: 7.5
CNA Vector: 🔒

CVSSv2info

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Improper authentication
CWE: CWE-287
CAPEC: 🔒
ATT&CK: 🔒

Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔒

Timelineinfo

02/04/2026 Advisory disclosed
02/04/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
02/05/2026 +1 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: wordfence.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2025-15285 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-15285
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-344231

Entryinfo

Created: 02/04/2026 08:02
Updated: 02/05/2026 12:44
Changes: 02/04/2026 08:02 (52), 02/05/2026 12:44 (12)
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