CVE-2025-24654 HIGH

CVE-2025-24654: WordPress Squirrly SEO plugin <= 12.4.07 - Broken Access Control vulnerability

Vendor Seo Squirrly

Product SEO Plugin by Squirrly SEO

Weakness CWE-862 · Missing authorization

Published March 3, 2025

Last update April 28, 2026

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CVSS base score

7.1/10

Attack vector Network

Attack complexity Low

Privileges required Low

User interaction None

Confidentiality Low

Integrity High

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Missing Authorization vulnerability in SEO Squirrly SEO Plugin by Squirrly SEO squirrly-seo.This issue affects SEO Plugin by Squirrly SEO: from n/a through <= 12.4.07.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

The SEO Plugin by Squirrly SEO versions 12.4.07 and earlier lack proper authorization checks, allowing authenticated users with low privileges to modify site content and settings they should not access. An attacker with a basic user account can escalate their capabilities to perform administrative actions. Update to a version newer than 12.4.07 to resolve this issue.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Modify site content and settings without proper authorization as a low-privilege user.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Unauthorized users can alter SEO settings, content, and potentially site configuration.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Attacker must have a valid low-privilege user account on the site.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

March 3, 2025 CVE published

April 28, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-24654 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/862.html AskarLabs — CWE-862 write-up Missing Authorization

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