CVE-2026-7624: CWE-862 Missing Authorization in cifi SEO Plugin by Squirrly SEO
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.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
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.
CVE-2026-7624: CWE-862 Missing Authorization in cifi 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
Affected software
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
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.
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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