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HighCVE-2026-1667

SEO Plugin by Squirrly SEO <= 14.0.0 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary Post Creation and Stored Cross-Site Scripting via savePost()

GEO Plugin by Squirrly SEO: Currently marked unpatched

Affected versions: *-14.0.0

Vulnerability type: CWE-862 Missing Authorization

Affected software, patched versions and attribution

The SEO Plugin by Squirrly SEO plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Arbitrary Post Creation and Stored Cross-Site Scripting in all versions up to, and including, 14.0.0 due to a leak of an API token and insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to create arbitrary posts, and, if the Advanced Custom Fields plugin is installed and activated, inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.

GEO Plugin by Squirrly SEO

Affected versions: *-14.0.0

Patched versions: 14.0.1

Researcher credit: Osvaldo Noe Gonzalez Del Rio (Os)

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Original Wordfence record
Published
July 10, 2026
CVSS
7.2
MediumCVE-2026-52714

GEO Plugin by Squirrly SEO <= 12.4.16 - Missing Authorization

GEO Plugin by Squirrly SEO: Currently marked unpatched

Affected versions: *-12.4.16

Vulnerability type: CWE-862 Missing Authorization

Affected software, patched versions and attribution

The GEO Plugin by Squirrly SEO plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access due to a missing capability check on a function in versions up to, and including, 12.4.16. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to perform an unauthorized action.

GEO Plugin by Squirrly SEO

Affected versions: *-12.4.16

Patched versions: 12.4.17

Researcher credit: Nguyen Ba Khanh

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Original Wordfence record
Published
June 15, 2026
CVSS
5.3
MediumCVE-2026-7624

SEO Plugin by Squirrly SEO <= 12.4.16 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Contributor+) Privileged Cloud API Operations

GEO Plugin by Squirrly SEO: Currently marked unpatched

Affected versions: *-12.4.16

Vulnerability type: CWE-862 Missing Authorization

Affected software, patched versions and attribution

The SEO Plugin by Squirrly SEO plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass in all versions up to, and including, 12.4.16. This is due to the plugin not properly verifying that a user is authorized to perform an action. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to invoke privileged state-changing Squirrly cloud API operations, such as revoking the site's Google Search Console and Google Analytics integrations via `api/gsc/revoke` and `api/ga/revoke`, that are otherwise restricted to administrator-level users holding the `sq_manage_settings` capability.

GEO Plugin by Squirrly SEO

Affected versions: *-12.4.16

Patched versions: 12.4.17

Researcher credit: Abi Wiranata

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Original Wordfence record
Published
June 5, 2026
CVSS
4.3
MediumCVE-2025-14342

SEO Plugin by Squirrly SEO <= 12.4.14 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Cloud Service Disconnection

GEO Plugin by Squirrly SEO: Currently marked unpatched

Affected versions: *-12.4.14

Vulnerability type: CWE-862 Missing Authorization

Affected software, patched versions and attribution

The SEO Plugin by Squirrly SEO plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the sq_ajax_uninstall function in all versions up to, and including, 12.4.14. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to disconnect the site from Squirrly's cloud service.

GEO Plugin by Squirrly SEO

Affected versions: *-12.4.14

Patched versions: 12.4.15

Researcher credit: Marcin Dudek (dudekmar)

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Original Wordfence record
Published
February 18, 2026
CVSS
4.3
MediumCVE-2025-22783

SEO Plugin by Squirrly SEO <= 12.4.03 - Authenticated (Contributor+) SQL Injection

GEO Plugin by Squirrly SEO: Currently marked unpatched

Affected versions: *-12.4.03

Vulnerability type: CWE-89 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')

Affected software, patched versions and attribution

The SEO Plugin by Squirrly SEO plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to SQL Injection in versions up to, and including, 12.4.03 due to insufficient escaping on the user supplied parameter and lack of sufficient preparation on the existing SQL query. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to append additional SQL queries into already existing queries that can be used to extract sensitive information from the database.

GEO Plugin by Squirrly SEO

Affected versions: *-12.4.03

Patched versions: 12.4.06

Researcher credit: Webula

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Original Wordfence record
Published
March 27, 2025
CVSS
6.5
MediumCVE-2025-1768

SEO Plugin by Squirrly SEO <= 12.4.05 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) SQL Injection via search Parameter

GEO Plugin by Squirrly SEO: Currently marked unpatched

Affected versions: *-12.4.05

Vulnerability type: CWE-89 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')

Affected software, patched versions and attribution

The SEO Plugin by Squirrly SEO plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to blind SQL Injection via the 'search' parameter in all versions up to, and including, 12.4.05 due to insufficient escaping on the user supplied parameter and lack of sufficient preparation on the existing SQL query. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to append additional SQL queries into already existing queries that can be used to extract sensitive information from the database.

GEO Plugin by Squirrly SEO

Affected versions: *-12.4.05

Patched versions: 12.4.06

Researcher credit: Muhamad Visat

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Original Wordfence record
Published
March 6, 2025
CVSS
6.5
MediumCVE-2025-24654

SEO Plugin by Squirrly SEO <= 12.4.07 - Missing Authorization

GEO Plugin by Squirrly SEO: Currently marked unpatched

Affected versions: *-12.4.07

Vulnerability type: CWE-862 Missing Authorization

Affected software, patched versions and attribution

The SEO Plugin by Squirrly SEO plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access due to a missing capability check on a function in all versions up to, and including, 12.4.07. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to perform an unauthorized action.

GEO Plugin by Squirrly SEO

Affected versions: *-12.4.07

Patched versions: 12.4.08

Researcher credit: Rafie Muhammad

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Original Wordfence record
Published
March 3, 2025
CVSS
4.3
MediumCVE-2024-10515

SEO Plugin by Squirrly SEO <= 12.3.20 - Authenticated (Editor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting

GEO Plugin by Squirrly SEO: Currently marked unpatched

Affected versions: *-12.3.20

Vulnerability type: CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

Affected software, patched versions and attribution

The SEO Plugin by Squirrly SEO plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via admin settings in all versions up to, and including, 12.3.20 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with editor-level permissions and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. This only affects multi-site installations and installations where unfiltered_html has been disabled.

GEO Plugin by Squirrly SEO

Affected versions: *-12.3.20

Patched versions: 12.3.21

Researcher credit: Dmitrii Ignatyev

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Original Wordfence record
Published
October 30, 2024
CVSS
4.4
HighCVE-2024-6497

SEO Plugin by Squirrly SEO <= 12.3.19 - Authenticated (Contributor+) SQL Injection via url Parameter

GEO Plugin by Squirrly SEO: Currently marked unpatched

Affected versions: *-12.3.19

Vulnerability type: CWE-89 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')

Affected software, patched versions and attribution

The SEO Plugin by Squirrly SEO plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the ‘url’ parameter in all versions up to, and including, 12.3.19 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. CVE-2024-43286 appears to be a duplicate of this issue.

GEO Plugin by Squirrly SEO

Affected versions: *-12.3.19

Patched versions: 12.3.20

Researcher credit: bart

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Original Wordfence record
Published
July 19, 2024
CVSS
8.8
MediumCVE-2024-29790

SEO Plugin by Squirrly SEO <= 12.3.16 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting

GEO Plugin by Squirrly SEO: Currently marked unpatched

Affected versions: *-12.3.16

Vulnerability type: CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

Affected software, patched versions and attribution

The SEO Plugin by Squirrly SEO plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting in versions up to, and including, 12.3.16 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that execute if they can successfully trick a user into performing an action such as clicking on a link.

GEO Plugin by Squirrly SEO

Affected versions: *-12.3.16

Patched versions: 12.3.17

Researcher credit: Rafie Muhammad

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Original Wordfence record
Published
March 25, 2024
CVSS
6.1
MediumCVE-2024-0597

SEO Plugin by Squirrly SEO <= 12.3.15 - Authenticated(Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via plugin settings

GEO Plugin by Squirrly SEO: Currently marked unpatched

Affected versions: *-12.3.15

Vulnerability type: CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

Affected software, patched versions and attribution

The SEO Plugin by Squirrly SEO plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via admin settings in all versions up to and including 12.3.15 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with administrator-level permissions and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. This only affects multi-site installations and installations where unfiltered_html has been disabled.

GEO Plugin by Squirrly SEO

Affected versions: *-12.3.15

Patched versions: 12.3.16

Researcher credit: Akbar Kustirama

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Original Wordfence record
Published
January 29, 2024
CVSS
4.4
MediumCVE-2022-45065

SEO Plugin by Squirrly SEO <= 12.1.20 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via 'page' and 'tab'

GEO Plugin by Squirrly SEO: Currently marked unpatched

Affected versions: *-12.1.20

Vulnerability type: CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

Affected software, patched versions and attribution

The SEO Plugin by Squirrly SEO plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via the 'page' and 'tab' parameters in versions up to, and including, 12.1.20 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that execute if they can successfully trick a user into performing an action such as clicking on a link.

GEO Plugin by Squirrly SEO

Affected versions: *-12.1.20

Patched versions: 12.1.21

Researcher credit: Rafie Muhammad

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Original Wordfence record
Published
March 17, 2023
CVSS
6.1
MediumCVE-2022-44626

SEO Plugin by Squirrly SEO <= 12.1.20 - Missing Authorization

GEO Plugin by Squirrly SEO: Currently marked unpatched

Affected versions: *-12.1.20

Vulnerability type: CWE-862 Missing Authorization

Affected software, patched versions and attribution

The SEO Plugin by Squirrly SEO plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access/modification or loss of data due to a missing capability check on AJAX action handlers in versions up to, and including, 12.1.20. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with subscriber-level access, and above, to invoke those functions.

GEO Plugin by Squirrly SEO

Affected versions: *-12.1.20

Patched versions: 12.1.21

Researcher credit: Rafie Muhammad

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Original Wordfence record
Published
March 17, 2023
CVSS
6.3
HighCVE-2022-38140

SEO Plugin by Squirrly SEO <= 12.1.10 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Arbitrary File Upload

GEO Plugin by Squirrly SEO: Currently marked unpatched

Affected versions: *-12.1.10

Vulnerability type: CWE-434 Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type

Affected software, patched versions and attribution

The SEO Plugin by Squirrly SEO for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file uploads in versions up to, and including, 12.1.10. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor level permissions and above, to upload arbitrary files on the affected sites server which may make remote code execution possible.

GEO Plugin by Squirrly SEO

Affected versions: *-12.1.10

Patched versions: 12.1.11

Researcher credit: Rafie Muhammad

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Original Wordfence record
Published
October 25, 2022
CVSS
8.8
MediumCVE-2021-25019

SEO Plugin by Squirrly SEO <= 11.1.11 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting

GEO Plugin by Squirrly SEO: Currently marked unpatched

Affected versions: [*, 11.1.12)

Vulnerability type: CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

Affected software, patched versions and attribution

The SEO Plugin by Squirrly SEO WordPress plugin before 11.1.12 does not escape the type parameter before outputting it back in an attribute in an admin page, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting

GEO Plugin by Squirrly SEO

Affected versions: [*, 11.1.12)

Patched versions: 11.1.12

Researcher credit: Krzysztof Zając

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Original Wordfence record
Published
February 28, 2022
CVSS
6.1
High

SEO Plugin by Squirrly SEO < 6.1.5 - Missing Authorization Checks

GEO Plugin by Squirrly SEO: Currently marked unpatched

Affected versions: [*, 6.1.5)

Vulnerability type: CWE-862 Missing Authorization

Affected software, patched versions and attribution

The SEO Plugin by Squirrly SEO plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass in versions before 6.1.5. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers to modify plugin settings on a site with registration enabled. This includes adding or changing the site favicon, uploading featured images for posts or retrieving SEO settings for a post.

GEO Plugin by Squirrly SEO

Affected versions: [*, 6.1.5)

Patched versions: 6.1.5

Researcher credit: Panagiotis Vagenas

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Original Wordfence record
Published
July 11, 2016
CVSS
7.3
High

SEO Plugin by Squirrly SEO < 6.1.5 - Directory Traversal

GEO Plugin by Squirrly SEO: Currently marked unpatched

Affected versions: [*, 6.1.5)

Vulnerability type: CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

Affected software, patched versions and attribution

The SEO Plugin by Squirrly SEO plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Directory Traversal in versions up to 6.1.5 via the sq_size parameter. This allows unauthenticated attackers to read the contents of arbitrary files on the server, which can contain sensitive information.

GEO Plugin by Squirrly SEO

Affected versions: [*, 6.1.5)

Patched versions: 6.1.5

Researcher credit: Panagiotis Vagenas

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Original Wordfence record
Published
July 11, 2016
CVSS
7.5

Vulnerability data: Wordfence Intelligence. Analysis and practical guidance: 3Zero Digital.

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