CVE-2022-44626 MEDIUM

CVE-2022-44626: WordPress Squirrly SEO (Peaks) plugin <= 12.1.20 - Broken Access Control vulnerability

Vendor Squirrly

Product SEO Plugin by Squirrly SEO

Weakness CWE-862 · Missing authorization

Published March 25, 2024

Last update April 28, 2026

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CVSS base score

6.3/10

Attack vector Network

Attack complexity Low

Privileges required Low

User interaction None

Confidentiality Low

Integrity Low

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Missing Authorization vulnerability in Squirrly SEO Plugin by Squirrly SEO.This issue affects SEO Plugin by Squirrly SEO: from n/a through 12.1.20.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

The SEO Plugin by Squirrly SEO through version 12.1.20 does not properly check user permissions before allowing access to certain functions. A logged-in user with low privileges can read, modify, or delete data they should not have access to. Update to a version newer than 12.1.20 to resolve this issue.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Read, modify, or delete data without proper authorization as a low-privilege logged-in user.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Unauthorized users can access or alter plugin settings, data, or functionality intended for administrators only.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Attacker must have a low-privilege account on the site (e.g., subscriber or contributor role).

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

March 25, 2024 CVE published

April 28, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-44626 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/862.html AskarLabs — CWE-862 write-up Missing Authorization

Related vulnerabilities

Identifiers

CVE CVE-2022-44626

CWE CWE-862

CVSS 6.3 / MEDIUM

Affected versions