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SmartCrawl SEO checker, analyzer & optimizer vulnerabilities
SmartCrawl SEO checker, analyzer & optimizer has 4 known vulnerabilities in this database. The most recent published record is dated 19 Aug 2026.
- Known vulnerabilities
- 4
- Active installs
- 10,000+
- Latest version
- 3.16.4
- Last updated
- 19 Aug 2026
- Most recent
- 19 Aug 2026
Find it in your WordPress dashboard under Plugins. Severity is based on the CVSS score published with the CVE where one is available.
| Vulnerability | Severity | Affected | Fix | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Broken access control CVE-2026-16979 | Medium 4.3 | Before 3.16.3 | Fixed in 3.16.3 | 19 Aug 2026 |
| Broken access control CVE-2025-62048 | Medium 5.4 | Up to 3.14.3 | Fixed in a later version (latest 3.16.4) | 22 Oct 2025 |
| Broken access control CVE-2025-11163 | Medium 4.3 | Up to 3.14.3 | Fixed in a later version (latest 3.16.4) | 30 Sep 2025 |
| Broken access control CVE-2024-3287 | Medium 5.3 | Up to 3.10.2 | Fixed in a later version (latest 3.16.4) | 2 May 2024 |
Read the published descriptions
- CVE-2026-16979, 19 Aug 2026
- The SmartCrawl SEO checker, analyzer & optimizer WordPress plugin before 3.16.3 does not perform capability checks on two of its AJAX actions, allowing users with at least the Subscriber role to read the titles of private and draft posts by ID and to enumerate stored post-meta key names. CVE record
- CVE-2025-62048, 22 Oct 2025
- Missing Authorization vulnerability in WPMU DEV - Your All-in-One WordPress Platform SmartCrawl smartcrawl-seo.This issue affects SmartCrawl: from n/a through <= 3.14.3. CVE record
- CVE-2025-11163, 30 Sep 2025
- The SmartCrawl SEO checker, analyzer & optimizer plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the update_submodule() function in all versions up to, and including, 3.14.3. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to update the plugin's setttings. CVE record
- CVE-2024-3287, 2 May 2024
- The SmartCrawl WordPress SEO checker, SEO analyzer, SEO optimizer plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized ld+json description injection due to a missing capability check on the save_settings function in all versions up to, and including, 3.10.2. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to save schema types. CVE record
What to do if you run SmartCrawl SEO checker, analyzer & optimizer
If you run SmartCrawl SEO checker, analyzer & optimizer, open WordPress and check the installed version in Plugins. Compare it with the affected versions in the vulnerability record. If a fixed version is available, take a current backup and update to that version or the latest supported release.
If no fixed version exists, consider disabling and removing the plugin or replacing it with a maintained alternative. After dealing with the affected software, check administrator users, unexpected file changes, redirects, unfamiliar pages and security logs for signs that the site may already have been altered.
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