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TI-2022-17844 Aliases CVE-2022-38140GHSA-hc7w-4mg9-9fvv

WordPress SEO Plugin by Squirrly SEO Plugin <= 12.1.10 is vulnerable to Arbitrary File Upload

Priority LOW 39CWE-434Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-434.

Summary

Auth. (contributor+) Arbitrary File Upload in SEO Plugin by Squirrly SEO plugin <= 12.1.10 on WordPress.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.008 56th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
cifiSEO Plugin by Squirrly SEO (WordPress plugin)up to 12.1.10—No fix listedCNA
  • SEO Plugin by Squirrly SEO (WordPress plugin) Vendorcifi Affected up to 12.1.10 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:squirrly:seo_plugin_by_squirrly_seo:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*up to 12.1.10Vulnerablecifi
  • cpe:2.3:a:squirrly:seo_plugin_by_squirrly_seo:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions up to 12.1.10 Vulnerable ·cifi

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-38140
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-hc7w-4mg9-9fvv

References

Advisory 1

  • 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-2025-18371 WordPress Squirrly SEO plugin <= 12.4.07 - Broken Access Control vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2023-27759 WordPress Squirrly SEO - Advanced Pack Plugin <= 2.3.8 is vulnerable to SQL Injection CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.6
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Sources

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