SEO Plugin by Squirrly SEO <= 12.4.14 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Cloud Service Disconnection
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Low · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-862.
Summary
The SEO Plugin by Squirrly SEO plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the sq_ajax_uninstall function in all versions up to, and including, 12.4.14. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to disconnect the site from Squirrly's cloud service.
Why it matters now
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
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-14342
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-wvrh-v9qh-4m3c
References
More cifi vulnerabilities
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- TI-2024-07638 Starbox < 3.5.3 - Contributor+ Stored XSS CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.4
- TI-2024-07376 Starbox < 3.5.2 - Admin+ Stored XSS CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.8
- 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
Sources
- CVE-2025-14342 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-14342 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-wvrh-v9qh-4m3c · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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