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CVE-2024-6497 SEO Plugin by Squirrly SEO <= 12.3.19 - Authenticated (Contributor+) SQL Injection via url Parameter

High 8.8 Published Updated

Authenticated attackers can inject arbitrary web scripts via the url parameter, leading to stored XSS execution on victim pages.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2024-6497?

CVE-2024-6497 is a high-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in cifi SEO Plugin by Squirrly SEO, published on 20 Jul 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The SEO Plugin by Squirrly SEO plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the ‘url’ parameter in all versions up to, and including, 12.3.19 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. CVE-2024-43286 appears to be a duplicate of this issue.

Weakness: CWE-79, CWE-89

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-6497?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Squirrly Seo Plugin by Squirrly Seo.

How do I fix CVE-2024-6497?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-6497 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.

Is CVE-2024-6497 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-6497 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-r2j9-gh64-cp47.

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