SEO Plugin by Squirrly SEO <= 12.3.15 - Authenticated(Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via plugin settings
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2024-0597 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | Wordfence |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2024-02-05 22:16:02 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-04-08 19:19:12 UTC |
| Description | 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. |
Risk And Classification
Primary CVSS: v3.1 4.8 MEDIUM from [email protected]
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
EPSS: 0.001900000 probability, percentile 0.408540000 (date 2026-04-20)
Problem Types: CWE-79 | CWE-79 CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
| Version | Source | Type | Score | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | [email protected] | Primary | 4.8 | MEDIUM | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
| 3.1 | [email protected] | Secondary | 4.4 | MEDIUM | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
| 3.1 | CNA | DECLARED | 4.4 | MEDIUM | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
CVSS v3.1 Breakdown
Attack Vector
NetworkAttack Complexity
LowPrivileges Required
HighUser Interaction
RequiredScope
ChangedConfidentiality
LowIntegrity
LowAvailability
NoneCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application | Squirrly | Seo Plugin By Squirrly Seo | All | All | All | All |
Vendor Declared Affected Products
| Source | Vendor | Product | Version | Platforms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | Cifi | SEO Plugin By Squirrly SEO | affected 12.3.15 semver | Not specified |
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/a61a8d8b-f22f-4a16-95f6-6cf52... | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.wordfence.com | Third Party Advisory |
| plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3023398 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | plugins.trac.wordpress.org | Patch |
| advisory.abay.sh/cve-2024-0597 | [email protected] | advisory.abay.sh | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
Vendor Comments And Credit
Discovery Credit
CNA: Akbar Kustirama (en)
Additional Advisory Data
| Source | Time | Event |
|---|---|---|
| CNA | 2024-01-29T00:00:00.000Z | Disclosed |
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.