CVE-2025-14481: Yoast SEO <= 26.5 - Insecure Direct Object Reference to Authenticated (Contributor+) Sensitive Information Exposure via 'post_id' Parameter
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2025-14481 is a medium (CVSS 4.3) Missing Authorization vulnerability in wordpress wordpress-seo. EPSS estimates a 0.29% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 20.2% of scored vulnerabilities. Fixed in 26.6.
Timeline
- 27-05-2026PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 27-05-2026Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
The Yoast SEO plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Insecure Direct Object References in all versions up to, and including, 26.5. This is due to insufficient authorization checks in the Meta Search REST API endpoint that fail to verify post ownership. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to read sensitive SEO metadata from any post on the site via the 'post_id' parameter, including posts owned by other users, private posts, and draft posts.
CVSS metrics
3 scores · 3 sources · 1 version- NVDNIST4.3MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
- wordfenceSource4.3MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
EPSS trend
Probability
0.29%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
20%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
No change 0.00 pp
From 0.29% on 22-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEVNot in the CISA KEV catalog.
ENISA CNWNot in the ENISA CNW catalog.
CIRCLNot in the CIRCL catalog.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Wordpress1 product
- wordpress-seo≤ 26.5 (fixed in 26.6)
Yoast1 product
2 vendors · 2 products