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.
CVE-2025-1768 is a medium severity with CVSS 6.5 SQL Injection issue affecting the Plugin SEO Plugin by Squirrly SEO. It affects Versions up to 12.4.05 and is fixed in 12.4.06.
CVE-2025-1768 is tracked for the Plugin SEO Plugin by Squirrly SEO as medium severity with CVSS 6.5. The affected range is Versions up to 12.4.05. Update SEO Plugin by Squirrly SEO to 12.4.06 or newer where that version is compatible with the site.
| Software Type | Plugin |
|---|---|
| Software Slug |
squirrly-seo
View on wordpress.org
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| CVE | CVE-2025-1768 |
| Patched Versions |
12.4.06
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| Affected Versions |
Versions up to 12.4.05
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These internal links group the same WordPress plugin by CVE, issue type, severity, and patch status so operators and search engines can connect the full vulnerability cluster.
SEO Plugin by Squirrly SEO <= 12.3.19 - Authenticated (Contributor+) SQL Injection via url Parameter
SEO Plugin by Squirrly SEO <= 12.1.10 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Arbitrary File Upload
SEO Plugin by Squirrly SEO <= 12.4.03 - Authenticated (Contributor+) SQL Injection
SEO Plugin by Squirrly SEO <= 12.1.20 - Missing Authorization
SEO Plugin by Squirrly SEO <= 12.3.16 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
SEO Plugin by Squirrly SEO <= 12.1.20 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via 'page' and 'tab'
SEO Plugin by Squirrly SEO <= 11.1.11 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
SEO Plugin by Squirrly SEO <= 12.3.20 - Authenticated (Editor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting
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