CVE-2025-1768
MEDIUM
6.5
CVSS 3.1
Description
The SEO Plugin by Squirrly SEO plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to blind SQL Injection via the 'search' parameter in all versions up to, and including, 12.4.05 due to insufficient escaping on the user supplied parameter and lack of sufficient preparation on the existing SQL query. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to append additional SQL queries into already existing queries that can be used to extract sensitive information from the database.
Affected WordPress components
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GEO Plugin by Squirrly SEO Plugin · squirrly-seoUp to and including 12.4.05View on WordPress.org
A confirmed match is backed by the plugin or theme slug. A possible match is based on the product name only and should be verified.
Affected products and versions
- cifi SEO Plugin by Squirrly SEO — Up to and including 12.4.05
- squirrly seo_plugin_by_squirrly_seo — Before 12.4.06
References
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/squirrly-seo/trunk/controllers/Assistant.php?rev=3207037#L55 Product
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/squirrly-seo/trunk/controllers/Audits.php?rev=3207037#L86 Product
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/squirrly-seo/trunk/controllers/BulkSeo.php?rev=3207037#L148 Product
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/squirrly-seo/trunk/controllers/FocusPages.php?rev=3207037#L107 Product
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/squirrly-seo/trunk/controllers/Onboarding.php?rev=3207037#L62 Product
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/squirrly-seo/trunk/controllers/Post.php?rev=3207037#L480 Product
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/squirrly-seo/trunk/models/Snippet.php?rev=3207037#L118 Product
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/squirrly-seo/trunk/models/Snippet.php?rev=3207037#L96 Product
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3248412/ Patch
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3250395/ Patch
- wordpress.org https://wordpress.org/plugins/squirrly-seo/#developers Product
- www.wordfence.com https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/1a23ee5c-275f-4d51-8199-1cc2b0086f73?source=cve Third Party Advisory
- nvd.nist.gov Official NVD record