GSEOR – WordPress SEO Plugin: SQL injection
GSEOR – WordPress SEO Plugin is affected by SQL injection. Exposure depends on how the affected operation is made reachable by the site. A successful request can alter database queries and expose or modify WordPress data.
- Component
- GSEOR – WordPress SEO Plugin
- Plugin slug
gseor- Affected
- See vendor advisory
- Safe version
- See mitigation notes
- Published
- Sep 20, 2021
This CVE was published Sep 20, 2021 and is one of 1 known issue for this plugin.
Update, patch or deactivate.
Update GSEOR – WordPress SEO Plugin to a release outside the affected range, or disable and remove it until a fixed version is available.
No confirmed safe version is listed. Consider a vendor-supported patch or temporarily restricting the affected functionality while you assess the risk.
Deactivate only when warranted by your risk profile, or when advised by your hosting provider in the limited circumstances where the vulnerability cannot otherwise be mitigated. If you’re unsure which action is appropriate, contact Fused or your hosting provider for guidance.
Technical description
A pageid GET parameter of the GSEOR – WordPress SEO Plugin WordPress plugin through 1.3 is not sanitised, escaped or validated before inserting to a SQL statement, leading to SQL injection.
NVD vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H