CVE-2024-29790: WordPress Squirrly SEO plugin <= 12.3.16 - Reflected Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.1 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2024-03-27 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-79

Description

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Squirrly SEO Plugin by Squirrly SEO allows Reflected XSS.This issue affects SEO Plugin by Squirrly SEO: from n/a through 12.3.16.

Affected products

SEO Squirrly SEO Plugin by Squirrly SEO: before 12.3.17 — fixed in 12.3.17

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: SEO Squirrly SEO Plugin by Squirrly SEO 12.3.17. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/squirrly-seo/wordpress-squirrly-seo-plugin-12-3-16-reflected-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve
https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/squirrly-seo/wordpress-squirrly-seo-plugin-12-3-16-reflected-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

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