# CVE-2023-50854: WordPress Squirrly SEO - Advanced Pack Plugin <= 2.3.8 is vulnerable to SQL Injection

> An attacker can exploit SQL injection in the Squirrly SEO Advanced Pack plugin to read or modify database contents.

- **Severity:** High 7.6 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:L`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 28 Dec 2023
- **Updated:** 28 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-8qp6-rm76-vj9q

## What is CVE-2023-50854?

CVE-2023-50854 is a high-severity SQL injection vulnerability in Squirrly SEO - Advanced Pack, published on 28 Dec 2023. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') vulnerability in Squirrly Squirrly SEO - Advanced Pack.This issue affects Squirrly SEO - Advanced Pack: from n/a before 2.4.02.

Weakness: CWE-89 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-50854?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Squirrly Seo Plugin by Squirrly Seo.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-50854?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-50854 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-50854 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-50854 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Squirrly SEO - Advanced Pack

- [CVE-2024-6497](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-6497/): SEO Plugin by Squirrly SEO <= 12.3.19 - Authenticated (Contributor+) SQL Injection via url Parameter (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2025-22783](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-22783/): WordPress SEO Plugin by Squirrly SEO plugin <= 12.4.03 - SQL Injection vulnerability (high 8.5)
- [CVE-2024-43286](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-43286/): WordPress Squirrly SEO plugin <= 12.3.19 - SQL Injection vulnerability (high 8.5)
- [CVE-2022-38140](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-38140/): WordPress SEO Plugin by Squirrly SEO Plugin <= 12.1.10 is vulnerable to Arbitrary File Upload (high 7.6)
- [CVE-2025-24654](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-24654/): WordPress Squirrly SEO plugin <= 12.4.07 - Broken Access Control vulnerability (high 7.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-50854 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-50854 is a high-severity SQL injection vulnerability in Squirrly SEO - Advanced Pack, published on 28 Dec 2023. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-50854 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Squirrly SEO - Advanced Pack. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-50854/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-50854/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-50854
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-50854
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-50854

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-50854/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.