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Missing AuthorizationWeakness · CWE-862

CVE-2026-52714

MEDIUM · 5.9 CVSS v3.1 Published 2026-06-16
Mitigation only
No fix yet — a mitigation exists. There is no fixed release. A documented workaround reduces exposure in the meantime.
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68/100
Remediation priority · Elevated
Remotely reachable No privileges Zero-click

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

NVD · unedited
Unauthenticated Broken Access Control in SEO Plugin by Squirrly SEO <= 12.4.16 versions.

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

dbcve analysis · moderate confidence

Unauthenticated broken access control vulnerability in the Squirrly SEO WordPress plugin versions 12.4.16 and below allows unauthenticated attackers to access functionality that should require authentication or higher privileges.

MitigationUpdate Squirrly SEO plugin to the latest version (12.4.17 or later) which contains the patched version. If immediate update is not possible, consider restricting access to the affected plugin endpoints via web server configuration.

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CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.

From the vector
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
High
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
High
Availability
None

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

Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.

dbcve checks

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  1. Check Squirrly SEO plugin version in WordPress admin
    Navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins in the WordPress admin dashboard. Locate 'Squirrly SEO' in the list and read the version number displayed beneath the plugin name.
    Affected if The displayed version is 12.4.16 or lower (for example 12.4.15, 12.4.14, 12.3.x, etc.)
  2. Check plugin version via filesystem
    Access the WordPress server via SSH or file manager. Navigate to wp-content/plugins/squirrly-seo/ and open the main plugin file (usually squirrly-seo.php) or readme.txt. Look for the version string (often labeled 'Version:' or 'Stable tag:').
    Affected if The version extracted from the plugin files is 12.4.16 or below
  3. Verify WordPress version is unaffected
    This step is informational only. The vulnerability is in the Squirrly SEO plugin itself, not WordPress core. However, ensure your WordPress installation is current as a general security practice.
    Affected if Not applicable to this CVE - the flaw is in the plugin, not WordPress core

If the installed Squirrly SEO plugin version is 12.4.16 or any earlier version, the environment is affected by this unauthenticated broken access control vulnerability.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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From vendor data
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Update Squirrly SEO plugin to the latest version (12.4.17 or later) which contains the patched version. If immediate update is not possible, consider restricting access to the affected plugin endpoints via web server configuration.

Have this fixed Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation1.0 h
  • Implementation1.0 h
  • Testing2.0 h
  • Review / QA1.0 h
5.0 hours of engineering $860
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