SEO Plugin by Squirrly SEO <= 12.1.10 — Authenticated (Contributor+) Arbitrary File Upload
CVE-2022-38140Published · Updated Action summary
Affected: ≤12.1.10Update to 12.1.11 or newer
All remediation steps- Severity
- High8.8
- CVSS
- 8.8CVSS 3.1 · CNA (Wordfence)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HWhat does this vector mean?
AV:NAttack vector- Network
AC:LAttack complexity- Low
PR:LPrivileges required- Low
UI:NUser interaction- None
S:UScope- Unchanged
C:HConfidentiality- High
I:HIntegrity- High
A:HAvailability- High
- Weakness
- CWE-434 Arbitrary File Upload
- Required access
- Unknown
- Exploit prediction (EPSS)
- No score
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
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Am I affected?
GEO Plugin by Squirrly SEO squirrly-seo
- Affected≤ 12.1.10
- Patched in12.1.11
Update to 12.1.11 or newer.
You are affected if you run ≤ 12.1.10. Version 12.1.11 and later are not affected by this issue.
- Check your version: in wp-admin go to Plugins → Installed Plugins and read the version under GEO Plugin by Squirrly SEO.
- No admin access? Run a passive check of your site. It reads public files only.
What to do
- Update to version 12.1.11, or a newer patched version
- Rotate administrator passwords and application secrets if the site ran a vulnerable version while publicly reachable.
- Watch GEO Plugin by Squirrly SEO to get an email when the next vulnerability is published.
Advisory
Source description from Wordfence Intelligence, credited to Rafie Muhammad.
The SEO Plugin by Squirrly SEO for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file uploads in versions up to, and including, 12.1.10. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor level permissions and above, to upload arbitrary files on the affected sites server which may make remote code execution possible.
Exploits & references
Proof-of-concept & detection
No public proof-of-concept or detection template is known for this vulnerability.
Advisories & patches
- Advisorywordfence.com
Related CVEs
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|---|---|---|---|
| High7.5 | Authenticated (Contributor+) PHP Object Injection ≤14.2.5Update to 14.2.6 | CVE-2026-94076 | |
| High7.2 | Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting ≤14.2.2Update to 14.2.3 | CVE-2026-66614 | |
| Medium6.1 | Reflected Cross-Site Scripting ≤14.2.0Update to 14.2.1 | CVE-2026-66664 | |
| High7.2 | Unauthenticated Arbitrary Post Creation and Stored Cross-Site Scripting via savePost() ≤14.0.0Update to 14.0.1 | CVE-2026-1667 | |
| Medium5.3 | Missing Authorization ≤12.4.16Update to 12.4.17 | CVE-2026-52714 |
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≤14.2.5Update to 14.2.6
- High7.2Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting
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- Medium6.1Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
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- High7.2Unauthenticated Arbitrary Post Creation and Stored Cross-Site Scripting via savePost()
≤14.0.0Update to 14.0.1
- Medium5.3Missing Authorization
≤12.4.16Update to 12.4.17
Same weakness (Arbitrary File Upload)
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|---|---|---|---|
| High7.2 | Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Comment User-Agent Header | CVE-2026-120688 | |
| Critical9.8 | Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Upload via File Upload via Public Form Submission | CVE-2026-125055 | |
| Critical9.8 | Unauthenticated PHP Object Injection to Remote Code Execution via 'form' Parameter | CVE-2026-119077 | |
| Medium5.3 | Unauthenticated Sensitive Information Exposure in 'search' Parameter | CVE-2026-121518 |
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Timeline
CVE published
Severity high, CVSS 8.8
Record last updated
Sources & licenses
Wordfence record- Vulnerability data
- Wordfence Intelligence. [object Object] Licensed under the CC BY-SA 4.0.
- CVE® identifiers
- [object Object]. Used under the CVE Program. CVE® is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation.
- CVSS / CWE
- National Vulnerability Database (NVD), shown unmodified. This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.
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- Summary, remediation guidance and page layout © VulnCrest. Not sourced from NVD.