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Jun 16, 2026

WordPress Robots.txt optimizer (+ XML Sitemap) – Boost SEO, Traffic & Rankings # 6d8910c719b2a132ec93828cd37e418b19cac960

Date
Mar 04, 2022
Research Description
Better Robots.txt &#8211; AI-Ready Crawl Control &amp; Bot Governance [better-robots-txt] < 1.4.4 Freemius SDK <= 2.4.2 - Missing Authorization Checks The Freemius SDK, as used by hundreds of WordPress plugin and theme developers, was vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery and Information disclosure due to missing capability checks and nonce protection on the _get_debug_log, _get_db_option, and the _set_db_option functions in versions up to, and including 2.4.2. Any WordPress plugin or theme running a version of Freemius less than 2.4.3 is vulnerable.
Affected versions
max 1.4.4.
Status
vulnerable

WordPress Robots.txt optimizer (+ XML Sitemap) – Boost SEO, Traffic &amp; Rankings # 5fd819e2958169cd193de7464b37db70634ff4d7

Date
Feb 28, 2022
Research Description
Better Robots.txt &#8211; AI-Ready Crawl Control &amp; Bot Governance [better-robots-txt] < 1.4.4 WordPress "WordPress Robots.txt optimization (+ XML Sitemap) – Website traffic, SEO & ranking Booster" plugin < 1.4.4 - Sensitive Information Disclosure vulnerability Sensitive Information Disclosure vulnerability discovered in WordPress "WordPress Robots.txt optimization (+ XML Sitemap) – Website traffic, SEO & ranking Booster" plugin (versions < 1.4.4).
Affected versions
max 1.4.4.
Status
vulnerable

WordPress Robots.txt optimizer (+ XML Sitemap) – Boost SEO, Traffic &amp; Rankings # 6ff37c2e-e21d-4abc-bafe-8ca6a2c1ed76

Date
-
Research Description
Better Robots.txt &#8211; AI-Ready Crawl Control &amp; Bot Governance [better-robots-txt] < 1.2.6 Freemius Library &lt; 2.2.4 - Subscriber+ Arbitrary Option Update The library, used in numerous plugins, does not have proper authorisation when updating blog options, allowing any authenticated users, such as subscriber to update arbitrary options
Affected versions
max 1.2.6.
Status
vulnerable

WordPress Robots.txt optimizer (+ XML Sitemap) – Boost SEO, Traffic &amp; Rankings # 7e57cd4f4859826de00a8e2b09ee24fb7f2d824b

Date
Feb 25, 2019
Research Description
Better Robots.txt &#8211; AI-Ready Crawl Control &amp; Bot Governance [better-robots-txt] < 1.2.6 Freemius SDK <= 2.2.3 - Missing Authorization to Arbitrary Options Update The Freemius SDK for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass due to a missing capability check on the _get_db_option and _set_db_option functions in versions up to, and including, 2.2.3. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level permissions and above, to change site settings and potentially take over the site.
Affected versions
max 1.2.6.
Status
vulnerable
Jun 14, 2026

WordPress Robots.txt optimizer (+ XML Sitemap) – Boost SEO, Traffic &amp; Rankings # CVE-2023-33999

CVE, Research URL

CVE-2023-33999

Date
Jun 11, 2026
Research Description
Improper neutralization of input during web page generation ('cross-site scripting') vulnerability in WPVibes WP Mail Log allows DOM-Based XSS. This issue affects WP Mail Log: from n/a through 1.0.2.
Affected versions
max 1.4.7.
Status
vulnerable
Nov 14, 2024

WordPress Robots.txt optimizer (+ XML Sitemap) – Boost SEO, Traffic &amp; Rankings # CVE-2022-4974

CVE, Research URL

CVE-2022-4974

Date
Oct 16, 2024
Research Description
The Freemius SDK, as used by hundreds of WordPress plugin and theme developers, was vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery and Information disclosure due to missing capability checks and nonce protection on the _get_debug_log, _get_db_option, and the _set_db_option functions in versions up to, and including 2.4.2. Any WordPress plugin or theme running a version of Freemius less than 2.4.3 is vulnerable.
Affected versions
max 1.4.4.
Status
vulnerable
Jun 07, 2024

WordPress Robots.txt optimizer (+ XML Sitemap) – Boost SEO, Traffic &amp; Rankings # db3d3a5e56a80feb8721a3172bb9a2ed1c03a908

Date
Feb 28, 2022
Research Description
Better Robots.txt &#8211; AI-Ready Crawl Control &amp; Bot Governance [better-robots-txt] < 1.4.4 WordPress "WordPress Robots.txt optimization (+ XML Sitemap) – Website traffic, SEO & ranking Booster" plugin < 1.4.4 - Toggle The Debug Mode via Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability Toggle The Debug Mode via Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability discovered in WordPress "WordPress Robots.txt optimization (+ XML Sitemap) – Website traffic, SEO & ranking Booster" plugin (versions < 1.4.4).
Affected versions
max 1.4.4.
Status
vulnerable

WordPress Robots.txt optimizer (+ XML Sitemap) – Boost SEO, Traffic &amp; Rankings # CVE-2023-25706

CVE, Research URL

CVE-2023-25706

Date
Jul 11, 2023
Research Description
Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Pagup WordPress Robots.Txt optimization plugin <= 1.4.5 versions.
Affected versions
max 1.4.6.
Status
vulnerable