SEO Plugin by Squirrly SEO: Cross-site scripting
SEO Plugin by Squirrly SEO is affected by cross-site scripting. Exposure depends on how the affected operation is made reachable by the site. Injected script can execute in the affected site's origin when the vulnerable output is viewed.
- Component
- SEO Plugin by Squirrly SEO
- Plugin slug
seo-plugin-by-squirrly-seo- Affected
- See vendor advisory
- Safe version
- See mitigation notes
- Published
- Mar 21, 2022
This CVE was published Mar 21, 2022 and is one of 6 known issues for this plugin.
Update, patch or deactivate.
Update SEO Plugin by Squirrly SEO 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
The SEO Plugin by Squirrly SEO WordPress plugin before 11.1.12 does not escape the type parameter before outputting it back in an attribute in an admin page, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
NVD vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N