CVE-2022-38140

WordPress SEO Plugin by Squirrly SEO Plugin <= 12.1.10 is vulnerable to Arbitrary File Upload

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Published Nov 28, 2022 CVSS 3.1 · 7.6 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

Auth. (contributor+) Arbitrary File Upload in SEO Plugin by Squirrly SEO plugin <= 12.1.10 on WordPress.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Squirrly

SEO Plugin by Squirrly SEO (WordPress plugin)

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	≤ 12.1.10

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:squirrly:seo_plugin_by_squirrly_seo:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

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Remediation

Vendor Solution

Update to 12.1.11 or a higher version.

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2022-40742	Auth. (contributor+) Arbitrary File Upload in SEO Plugin by Squirrly SEO plugin <= 12.1.10 on WordPress.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact Low

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.800% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

References

Link	Providers
https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/squirrly-seo/wordpress-seo-plugin-by-squirrly-seo-plugin-12-1-10-auth-arbitrary-file-upload-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

History

Nov 10, 2026 9:30 PM Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Squirrly Seo Plugin By Squirrly Seo

Weaknesses

CWE-434

Sources

CVE record Updated: Apr 28, 2026, 4:07 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Patchstack
Published: Nov 28, 2022, 7:55 PM
Updated: Apr 28, 2026, 4:07 PM
Reserved: Sep 8, 2022, 12:03 PM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 3, 2024, 10:45 AM

Updated: Aug 3, 2024, 10:45 AM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 4:56 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Nov 28, 2022, 8:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 4:56 AM

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