CVE-2026-7624 | SEO Plugin by Squirrly SEO <= 12.4.16 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Contributor+) Privileged Cloud API Operations

The SEO Plugin by Squirrly SEO plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass in all versions up to, and including, 12.4.16. This is due to the plugin not properly verifying that a user is authorized to perform an action. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to invoke privileged state-changing Squirrly cloud API operations, such as revoking the site's Google Search Console and Google Analytics integrations via `api/gsc/revoke` and `api/ga/revoke`, that are otherwise restricted to administrator-level users holding the `sq_manage_settings` capability.

Published: 2026-06-06 Last update: 2026-06-08 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2026-7624 is rated Low Risk (21.2/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.04%). Mandatory action: Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2026-7624

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-06 0.04%

Full EPSS history (1 record total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2026-7624

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
4.3 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:L)
Attackers could change some data, but it’s limited—not everything goes.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
2.8 1.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2026-7624

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2026-7624

GHSA-vm37-pv66-hj54 · Severity: medium — The SEO Plugin by Squirrly SEO plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass in all...

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2026-7624

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
No affected products in dataset.

References for CVE-2026-7624

URL Tags
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/squirrly-seo/tags/12.4.15/classes/RemoteController.php#L51
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/squirrly-seo/tags/12.4.15/classes/RemoteController.php#L573
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/squirrly-seo/tags/12.4.15/controllers/Post.php#L680
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/squirrly-seo/tags/12.4.15/controllers/Post.php#L683
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/squirrly-seo/tags/12.4.16/classes/RemoteController.php#L51
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/squirrly-seo/tags/12.4.16/classes/RemoteController.php#L573
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/squirrly-seo/tags/12.4.16/controllers/Post.php#L680
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/squirrly-seo/tags/12.4.16/controllers/Post.php#L683
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/squirrly-seo/trunk/classes/RemoteController.php#L51
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/squirrly-seo/trunk/classes/RemoteController.php#L573
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/squirrly-seo/trunk/controllers/Post.php#L680
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/squirrly-seo/trunk/controllers/Post.php#L683
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3558846%40squirrly-seo&new=3558846%40squirrly-seo&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/32701ae6-004c-41e2-bdf0-d78c6c2b3e97?source=cve
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