SEO Plugin by Squirrly SEO < 6.1.5 - Missing Authorization Checks

Missing Authorization
CVE Not available
CVSS High (7.3)
Publicly Published July 11, 2016
Last Updated January 22, 2024
Researcher Panagiotis Vagenas
Description

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.

References

1 affected software package

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug squirrly-seo (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Affected Version
  • <= 6.1.5
Patched Version
  • 6.1.5
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