CVE•Published 2024-07-20•Modified 2026-04-08•1 article on news•6 live references•NVD data

CVE-2024-6497Squirrly · Seo_plugin_by_squirrly_seo

Vulnerability data via NVD (ingested)

CVSS v3.1

8.8

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS percentile

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Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-89Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')CWE-79Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

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.

Timeline

Published 2024-07-20

Modified 2026-04-08

External references

NVD MITRE Exploit-DB GitHub PoC trickest/cve VulnCheck

Search for exposed instances

Shodan + Censys queries derived from NVD's CPE data. The vuln tag catches assets Shodan has explicitly linked to this CVE; the product / banner fingerprints find exposed instances even when the vuln tag was never applied (which is common).

Shodan · vuln tag0 hosts

vuln:CVE-2024-6497

Hosts Shodan has explicitly fingerprinted as vulnerable.

Shodan · WP plugin path

http.html:"/wp-content/plugins/seo-plugin-by-squirrly-seo/"

Matches any site loading the "seo-plugin-by-squirrly-seo" plugin — doesn't rely on Shodan's vuln tag.

Shodan · product

product:"Squirrly Seo Plugin By Squirrly Seo"

All exposed Squirrly Seo Plugin By Squirrly Seo instances — cross-reference with the CVE's affected-version range.

Shodan · banner/body mention

http.html:"Seo Plugin By Squirrly Seo"

HTTP body or banner mentions "Seo Plugin By Squirrly Seo" — catches deploys Shodan didn't identify as a product.