CVE-2026-52714 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00285.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

SEO Squirrly

SEO Plugin by Squirrly SEO

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	≤ 12.4.16

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Advisories

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Fixes

Solution

Update the WordPress SEO Plugin by Squirrly SEO Plugin to the latest available version (at least 12.4.17).

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/squirrly-seo/vulnerability/wordpress-seo-plugin-by-squirrly-seo-plugin-12-4-16-broken-access-control-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

History

Tue, 16 Jun 2026 13:30:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Tue, 16 Jun 2026 09:45:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Description		Unauthenticated Broken Access Control in SEO Plugin by Squirrly SEO <= 12.4.16 versions.
Title		WordPress SEO Plugin by Squirrly SEO plugin <= 12.4.16 - Broken Access Control vulnerability
Weaknesses		CWE-862
References		https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/squirrly-seo/vulnerability/wordpress-seo-plugin-by-squirrly-seo-plugin-12-4-16-broken-access-control-vulnerability?_s_id=cve
Metrics		cvssV3_1 `{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N'}`

Projects

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Patchstack

Published: 2026-06-16T09:00:34.680Z

Updated: 2026-06-16T12:19:02.095Z

Reserved: 2026-06-08T10:11:21.891Z

Link: CVE-2026-52714

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-06-16T12:18:56.639Z

NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2026-06-16T10:16:28.120

Modified: 2026-06-16T14:52:36.287

Link: CVE-2026-52714

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-862

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