WordPress SEO Plugin by Squirrly SEO plugin <= 12.4.16 - Broken Access Control vulnerability
Priority LOW 32CWE-862Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · High · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-862.
Summary
Unauthenticated Broken Access Control in SEO Plugin by Squirrly SEO <= 12.4.16 versions.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00171 6th 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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEO Squirrly | SEO Plugin by Squirrly SEO | up to 12.4.16 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- SEO Plugin by Squirrly SEO VendorSEO Squirrly Affected up to 12.4.16 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-52714
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-9qmf-rqj7-2pp7
More SEO Squirrly vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-63296 WordPress SEO Plugin by Squirrly SEO plugin <= 14.2.5 - PHP Object Injection vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2026-47335 WordPress SEO plugin by Squirrly SEO plugin <= 14.2.0 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.1
- TI-2026-47285 WordPress SEO Plugin by Squirrly SEO plugin <= 14.2.2 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.1
Sources
- CVE-2026-52714 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-52714 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-9qmf-rqj7-2pp7 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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