Plugins · beyondseo · data as of 2026-11-04
Is BeyondSEO safe? Known vulnerabilities and latest version
- Latest version
- 1.3.10
- Last updated
- 2026-10-29
- Active installs
- 20,000+
- Known issues on record
- 1
- Unpatched in latest
- 0
- Tested up to WP
- 7.1.4 · PHP 8.0+
Grow your traffic with AI-powered SEO, local listings, review management, social media & Google Ads — all inside WordPress. — by rankingCoach
What to do
- Update to the latest version (1.3.10). Anything older than 1.3.7 has at least one known issue listed below. Dashboard → Updates, or Plugins → “update now”.
- If you cannot update right away, deactivate it until you can.
- Turn on auto-updates for it: Plugins → “Enable auto-updates” on its row.
- If you ran a vulnerable version and something looks off (spam pages, strange admins, redirects), run the free scan.
With WP-CLI: wp plugin get beyondseo --field=version shows what you run; wp plugin update beyondseo updates it.
Check your version
Known vulnerabilities
1 on record, newest first. “Affected” is the version range the source gives; “fixed in” is the version the source names, or (marked *) the first wordpress.org release after the last affected version.
medium 6.3 CVE-2026-76780 · published 2026-10-28
Privilege escalation in BeyondSEO (1.3.6 and older)
- Affected
- 1.3.6 and older
- Fixed in
- 1.3.7 *
- Access needed (per CVSS)
- Needs a low-level account (e.g. subscriber)
- Range from
- CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Wordfence
Details from the advisory
The Beyondseo plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access in versions up to, and including, 1.3.6. This is due to the plugin permanently granting the 'rankingcoach_write_redirectManager' (and sibling rankingcoach_write_* module capabilities) to the Contributor role via BaseModule::defineCapabilities(), whose default role list includes 'contributor', combined with the module's REST endpoints (registered through BaseSubmoduleApi::registerRouteCreate/registerRouteEdit/registerRouteDelete) authorizing state-changing requests solely through checkPermissionsPost(), which only calls current_user_can('rankingcoach_write_<module>') and performs no admin capability, ownership, or additional nonce check inside the callback. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to elevate their privileges to effectively that of an Administrator with respect to site-wide redirect management — creating, updating, or deleting 301/302 redirects that RedirectManagerHooks::handleRedirects() executes for every frontend visitor on template_redirect, allowing hijacking of arbitrary paths (including /checkout, /wp-login.
NVD CVE-2026-76780Wordfence advisoryCode change (fix)Plugin source
Recent activity
- 2026-10-29 — latest release on wordpress.org (1.3.10).
- 2026-10-28 — Privilege escalation disclosed (CVE-2026-76780), fixed in 1.3.7.
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Browse vulnerabilities
Types found in this plugin: Privilege escalation (1)
Where this data comes from
- Version, last update, installs: wordpress.org/plugins/beyondseo (Plugins API), fetched 2026-11-04.
- Vulnerabilities: NIST National Vulnerability Database (NVD), checked 2026-11-04. This product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.
- Each record links to its CVE page and to the original advisory (Wordfence, Patchstack or WPScan) where there is one. We only list a CVE here when its references or its advisory name this exact plugin, so a few real issues may be missing; none should be about a different plugin. Spot an error? Email Daniel.
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