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CVE-2022-38140 (GCVE-0-2022-38140)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-11-28 19:55 – Updated: 2026-04-28 16:07
VLAI
Title
WordPress SEO Plugin by Squirrly SEO Plugin <= 12.1.10 is vulnerable to Arbitrary File Upload
Summary
Auth. (contributor+) Arbitrary File Upload in SEO Plugin by Squirrly SEO plugin <= 12.1.10 on WordPress.
Severity
7.6 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:L
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-02-20 19:19 UTC
CWE
  • CWE-434 - Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Squirrly SEO Plugin by Squirrly SEO (WordPress plugin) Affected: n/a , ≤ 12.1.10 (custom)
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Date Public
2022-10-25 18:46
Credits
Yeraisci (Patchstack Alliance)
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