CVE-2022-38140 describes an arbitrary file upload vulnerability affecting the Squirrly SEO plugin for WordPress, specifically versions up to and including 12.1.10. This flaw allows authenticated users with contributor-level privileges or higher to upload malicious files. Rated with a CVSS score of 8.8 (High), the vulnerability presents a significant risk due to its low attack complexity and potential for complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While no public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB) or active exploitation (KEV) has been observed, and community discussion and media coverage are minimal, the high CVSS score warrants attention.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 12.1.10CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:squirrly:seo_plugin_by_squirrly_seo:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:L
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.