TI-2021-07297 Aliases CVE-2021-25019 GHSA-7xm8-fw8m-2w46

SEO Plugin by Squirrly SEO < 11.1.12 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting

LOW 29CWE-79Published 2022-03-21 · Updated 2024-08-03

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: None
User interaction: Required
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Cross-site scripting
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: Low · Low · None
Fix status: Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.

Summary

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

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.008 56th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD

Fix Fixed SEO Plugin by Squirrly SEO (Unknown): 11.1.12

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
Unknown	SEO Plugin by Squirrly SEO	11.1.12 to before 11.1.12	11.1.12	Patch available	CNA

SEO Plugin by Squirrly SEO VendorUnknown Affected 11.1.12 to before 11.1.12 Fixed in 11.1.12 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:squirrly:seo_plugin_by_squirrly_seo::::::wordpress::*	before 11.1.12	Vulnerable	cifi

cpe:2.3:a:squirrly:seo_plugin_by_squirrly_seo:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions before 11.1.12 Vulnerable ·cifi

Remediation

Fix · CNA SEO Plugin by Squirrly SEO (Unknown) Fixed in 11.1.12

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-25019
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-7xm8-fw8m-2w46

References

Exploit 1

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/cea0ce4b-886a-47cc-8653-a297e9759d09

TI-2024-06026 SEO Plugin by Squirrly SEO <= 12.3.19 - Authenticated (Contributor+) SQL Injection via url Parameter CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
TI-2024-09739 SEO Plugin by Squirrly SEO < 12.3.21 - Editor+ Stored XSS CVSS 3.1LOW 3.5
TI-2025-16664 WordPress SEO Plugin by Squirrly SEO plugin <= 12.4.03 - SQL Injection vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
TI-2024-28938 WordPress Squirrly SEO plugin <= 12.3.19 - SQL Injection vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
TI-2022-17844 WordPress SEO Plugin by Squirrly SEO Plugin <= 12.1.10 is vulnerable to Arbitrary File Upload CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
TI-2025-18371 WordPress Squirrly SEO plugin <= 12.4.07 - Broken Access Control vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8

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Sources

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