CVE-2024-0597

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.

Category

4.4
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
EPSS 0.12%
Third-Party Advisory wordfence.com
Affected: cifi SEO Plugin by Squirrly SEO
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/a61a8d8b-f22f-4a16-95f6-6cf52cf545ad?source=cve third party advisory
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3023398/ patch

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2024-0597?
CVE-2024-0597 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2024-0597?
To fix CVE-2024-0597, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2024-0597 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2024-0597 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2024-0597?
CVE-2024-0597 affects cifi SEO Plugin by Squirrly SEO.
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