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Vulnerability record · CVE-2022-38140 · published 28 November 2022

CVE-2022-38140: Seo plugin by squirrly seo unrestricted file upload vulnerability

Squirrly · Seo Plugin By Squirrly Seo

Auth. (contributor+) Arbitrary File Upload in SEO Plugin by Squirrly SEO plugin <= 12.1.10 on WordPress.

8.8 CVSS 3.1 High EPSS 0.78% · top 45.7% CWE-434 · Unrestricted file upload
8.8CVSS 3.1 base score
0.78%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
2References
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Auth. (contributor+) Arbitrary File Upload in SEO Plugin by Squirrly SEO plugin <= 12.1.10 on WordPress.

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

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/squirrly-seo/wordpress-seo-plugin-by-squirrly-seo-plugin-12-1-10-auth-arbi Third Party Advisory
https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/squirrly-seo/wordpress-seo-plugin-by-squirrly-seo-plugin-12-1-10-auth-arbi Third Party Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2022-38140), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-29). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.