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CVE-2026-7624: CWE-862 Missing Authorization in cifi SEO Plugin by Squirrly SEO

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Medium
VulnerabilityCVE-2026-7624cvecve-2026-7624cwe-862
Published: 06/06/2026 (06/06/2026, 03:28:24 UTC)
Source: CVE Database V5
Vendor/Project: cifi
Product: SEO Plugin by Squirrly SEO

Description

The SEO Plugin by Squirrly SEO for WordPress contains an authorization bypass vulnerability in all versions up to and including 12.4.16. This flaw allows authenticated users with contributor-level access or higher to perform privileged actions normally restricted to administrators, such as revoking Google Search Console and Google Analytics integrations. The vulnerability arises from improper verification of user authorization for certain plugin operations.

CVSS v3.1

Score 4.3medium

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Affected software

Affected versions
<=12.4.16

AI-Powered Analysis

Machine-generated threat intelligence

AILast updated: 06/13/2026, 09:59:12 UTC

Technical Analysis

CVE-2026-7624 is an authorization bypass vulnerability (CWE-862) in the SEO Plugin by Squirrly SEO for WordPress, affecting all versions up to 12.4.16. The plugin fails to properly verify that a user has the required administrator-level capability (sq_manage_settings) before allowing execution of sensitive Squirrly cloud API operations, including revocation of Google Search Console and Google Analytics integrations. Authenticated users with contributor-level privileges or higher can exploit this to invoke privileged state-changing API endpoints such as api/gsc/revoke and api/ga/revoke, which should be restricted to administrators only.

Potential Impact

The vulnerability allows users with contributor-level access or above to perform privileged actions that should be limited to administrators. Specifically, attackers can revoke the site's Google Search Console and Google Analytics integrations, potentially disrupting site analytics and search console data management. There is no direct confidentiality or availability impact reported. The CVSS v3.1 base score is 4.3 (medium severity), reflecting low complexity and limited impact on confidentiality and availability.

Mitigation Recommendations

No official patch or remediation is currently confirmed for this vulnerability. Users should monitor the vendor's advisory for updates and apply any official fixes once available. Until a fix is released, restrict contributor-level access to trusted users only and consider disabling or limiting use of the affected plugin features if possible. Avoid granting contributor or higher privileges to untrusted users to reduce risk.

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Technical Details

Data Version
5.2
Assigner Short Name
Wordfence
Date Reserved
2026-05-01T13:52:21.178Z
Cvss Version
3.1
State
PUBLISHED
Remediation Level
null

Threat ID: 6a23a6aae29bf47b501533fb

Added to database: 06/06/2026, 04:48:42 UTC

Last enriched: 06/13/2026, 09:59:12 UTC

Last updated: 07/31/2026, 19:23:00 UTC

Views: 125

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