Editor-level script execution via unsanitized SEO keyword
Published Nov 20, 2024 · Updated Nov 20, 2024
Stored XSS in Squirrly SEO before 12.3.21 allows remote authenticated users to execute scripts through a saved SEO keyword. The Meta Keywords field stores script payloads without adequate input sanitization or output escaping and executes them when the editor page reloads. Editor-level access is required, and exposure is limited to multisite sites or sites with unfiltered_html disabled; the script can hijack a viewing user's session.
Summary
What happened
Stored XSS in Squirrly SEO before 12.3.21 allows remote authenticated users to execute scripts through a saved SEO keyword. The Meta Keywords field stores script payloads without adequate input sanitization or output escaping and executes them when the editor page reloads. Editor-level access is required, and exposure is limited to multisite sites or sites with unfiltered_html disabled; the script can hijack a viewing user's session.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2024-10515
- Published
- Nov 20, 2024
- Updated
- Nov 20, 2024
- Vendor
- Squirrly Limited
- Product
- Squirrly SEO
- Classifications
- CWE-79, T1203
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Nov 20, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Nov 20, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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- Affected versionversion=0 <12.3.21
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Public exploit references
- WPScan stored XSS proof of conceptproof of concept · demonstrated
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