# CVE-2026-85305: SEOPress Server-Side Request Forgery in import functionality

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-85305-seopress-server-side-request-forgery-in-import-functionality  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2026-09-03. Updated: 2026-09-25  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2026-85305 · Severity: medium · CVSS 5.4 · Published 2026-09-03

SEOPress is a popular WordPress plugin that provides SEO optimization and configuration features for WordPress sites. A Server-Side Request Forgery vulnerability allows authenticated attackers to make the server connect to internal systems and exfiltrate sensitive data from behind corporate firewalls or access internal services.

Technologies: [SEOPress](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/seopress). Vendors: [SEOPress](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/seopress).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2026-85305 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-85305 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2026-85305?** Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 5.4, published 3 September 2026.

**Which products and versions are affected?** SEOPress through 10.1.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2026-85305?** A patch was published on 2026-09-03: patched in version 10.2 Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**How is CVE-2026-85305 attacked?** It is attacked over the network, in a software library.

**Am I affected by CVE-2026-85305?** Check whether you run SEOPress at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## Technical details

A Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) vulnerability exists in SEOPress versions through 10.1. The vulnerability requires contributor-level or higher privileges to exploit and necessitates user interaction (clicking a malicious link or visiting a crafted page). Successful exploitation enables attackers to make arbitrary server-side requests to internal systems, potentially bypassing network security controls and exfiltrating sensitive data from internal resources or services inaccessible from the internet. The issue has been patched in version 10.2 or later.

## Affected products

- SEOPress SEOPress through 10.1

## Timeline

- 2026-08-27: disclosed
- 2026-09-03: advisory
- 2026-09-03: patched: patched in version 10.2

## References

- [https://wordpress.org/plugins](https://wordpress.org/plugins)
- [https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/wp-seopress/vulnerability/wordpress-seopress-plugin-10-1-server-side-request-forgery-ssrf-vulnerability?_s_id=cve](https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/wp-seopress/vulnerability/wordpress-seopress-plugin-10-1-server-side-request-forgery-ssrf-vulnerability?_s_id=cve)

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