CVE-2024-6497

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

Description

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.

Categories

8.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
EPSS 1.21% Top 25%
Third-Party Advisory wordfence.com Third-Party Advisory nowotarski.info
Affected: cifi SEO Plugin by Squirrly SEO
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/bb3aa613-8f34-4d96-8ddf-41fcdcf65c59?source=cve third party advisory
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/squirrly-seo/trunk/controllers/Api.php#L267 product
https://wordpress.org/plugins/squirrly-seo/#developers product
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3121853/ patch
https://nowotarski.info/wordpress-nonce-authorization/ exploit third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2024-6497?
CVE-2024-6497 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2024-6497?
To fix CVE-2024-6497, 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-2024-6497 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2024-6497 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2024-6497?
CVE-2024-6497 affects cifi SEO Plugin by Squirrly SEO.
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