Plugins · smartcrawl-seo · data as of 2026-11-04
Is SmartCrawl SEO checker, analyzer & optimizer safe? Known vulnerabilities and latest version
- Latest version
- 3.17.1
- Last updated
- 2026-10-15
- Active installs
- 10,000+
- Known issues on record
- 6
- Unpatched in latest
- 0
- Tested up to WP
- 7.1.4 · PHP 7.4+
SEO checker, content analysis & SEO optimizer. Rank higher on search engines with 301 redirects, XML sitemaps & one-click setup. — by WPMU DEV - Your All-in-One WordPress Platform
What to do
- Update to the latest version (3.17.1). Anything older than 3.17.1 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 smartcrawl-seo --field=version shows what you run; wp plugin update smartcrawl-seo updates it.
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Known vulnerabilities
6 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 5.4 CVE-2026-110901 · published 2026-10-16
Missing authorization check in SmartCrawl SEO checker, analyzer & optimizer (3.16.4 and older)
- Affected
- 3.16.4 and older
- Fixed in
- 3.17.1
- Access needed (per CVSS)
- Needs a low-level account (e.g. subscriber)
- Range from
- CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Patchstack
Details from the advisory
Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key vulnerability in WPMU DEV SmartCrawl smartcrawl-seo allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects SmartCrawl: from n/a through 3.16.4.
medium 4.3 CVE-2026-16979 · published 2026-08-19
Missing authorization check in SmartCrawl SEO checker, analyzer & optimizer (older than 3.16.3)
- Affected
- older than 3.16.3
- Fixed in
- 3.16.3
- Access needed (per CVSS)
- Needs a low-level account (e.g. subscriber)
- Range from
- CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by CISA ADP
Details from the advisory
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.
medium 5.4 CVE-2025-62048 · published 2025-10-22
Missing authorization check in SmartCrawl SEO checker, analyzer & optimizer (3.14.3 and older)
- Affected
- 3.14.3 and older
- Fixed in
- 3.14.4
- Access needed (per CVSS)
- Needs a low-level account (e.g. subscriber)
- Range from
- CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Patchstack
Details from the advisory
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.
medium 4.3 CVE-2025-11163 · published 2025-09-30
Missing authorization check in SmartCrawl SEO checker, analyzer & optimizer (3.14.3 and older)
- Affected
- 3.14.3 and older
- Fixed in
- 3.14.4 *
- 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 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.
NVD CVE-2025-11163Wordfence advisoryCode change (fix)Plugin source
medium 5.3 CVE-2024-6556 · published 2024-07-10
Information disclosure in SmartCrawl SEO checker, analyzer & optimizer (3.10.8 and older)
- Affected
- 3.10.8 and older
- Fixed in
- 3.10.9 *
- Access needed (per CVSS)
- No login needed
- Range from
- CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Wordfence
Details from the advisory
The SmartCrawl WordPress SEO checker, SEO analyzer, SEO optimizer plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Full Path Disclosure in all versions up to, and including, 3.10.8. This is due the plugin utilizing mobiledetect without preventing direct access to the files. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to retrieve the full path of the web application, which can be used to aid other attacks. The information displayed is not useful on its own, and requires another vulnerability to be present for damage to an affected website.
medium 5.3 CVE-2024-3287 · published 2024-05-02
Missing authorization check in SmartCrawl SEO checker, analyzer & optimizer (3.10.2 and older)
- Affected
- 3.10.2 and older
- Fixed in
- 3.10.3 *
- Access needed (per CVSS)
- No login needed
- Range from
- CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Wordfence
Details from the advisory
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.
Recent activity
- 2026-10-15 — latest release on wordpress.org (3.17.1).
- 2026-10-16 — Missing authorization check disclosed (CVE-2026-110901), fixed in 3.17.1.
- 2026-08-19 — Missing authorization check disclosed (CVE-2026-16979), fixed in 3.16.3.
- 2025-10-22 — Missing authorization check disclosed (CVE-2025-62048), fixed in 3.14.4.
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Browse vulnerabilities
- Published this week
- Unpatched in the latest version
- By type of vulnerability
- Plugins by WPMU DEV (7 tracked)
Types found in this plugin: Missing authorization (5) · Sensitive data exposure (1)
Where this data comes from
- Version, last update, installs: wordpress.org/plugins/smartcrawl-seo (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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