the sneaky squirrel

the sneaky squirrel is a security researcher credited with 4 disclosed vulnerabilities in the WordSec WordPress vulnerability database, ranked #865 of 3,515 contributors. The disclosure was published in 2025.

Their research concentrates on Incorrect Authorization, which accounts for 1 of their findings (25%). Other recurring categories include Missing Authorization, Path Traversal. The average CVSS score across these disclosures is 7.1, peaking at 8.8. Severity breakdown: 0 critical and 2 high.

The most affected software includes Download Manager (1), Event Tickets and Registration (1), Password Protected (1), across 4 distinct plugins, themes and core versions in total.

All 4 disclosed issues have since received a vendor fix. The most severe finding, "Sunshine Photo Cart <= 3.4.11 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Privilege Escalation", scores 8.8 out of 10.