SEO Plugin by Squirrly SEO <= 12.1.20 - Missing Authorization

2023-03-17 00:00

Rafie Muhammad

Strategic Overview

Status

Patched in 12.1.21

Affected PluginGEO Plugin by Squirrly SEO

Affected Version<= 12.1.20

CVSS6.3Medium

CVECVE-2022-44626

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Vulnerability Overview

The SEO Plugin by Squirrly SEO plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access/modification or loss of data due to a missing capability check on AJAX action handlers in versions up to, and including, 12.1.20. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with subscriber-level access, and above, to invoke those functions.

Technical Analysis

REMEDIATION: Update to version 12.1.21, or a newer patched version --- IDENTIFIER: CWE-862 (Missing Authorization) The product does not perform an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action.

External References

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-44626 https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/9251afbb-1a6d-40c6-b62e-a8866742f669

CVSS Vector

6.3

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

Base

Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredLow
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged
ConfidentialityLow
IntegrityLow
AvailabilityLow

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