CVE-2025-1768

SEO Plugin by Squirrly SEO <= 12.4.05 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) SQL Injection via search Parameter

The SEO Plugin by Squirrly SEO plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to blind SQL Injection via the 'search' parameter in all versions up to, and including, 12.4.05 due to insufficient escaping on the user supplied parameter and lack of sufficient preparation on the existing SQL query. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to append additional SQL queries into already existing queries that can be used to extract sensitive information from the database.

We have discovered 1,878 live websites that are affected by CVE-2025-1768.

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Affected Software

Product  Squirrly
Category Search Engine Optimization
Vulnerable Domains1,878 live websites (20% of Squirrly install base)
Vulnerable Versions
  • from 0 through 12.4.5
Vulnerable Versions Count145 versions ( 89% of all versions)


Common Weakness Enumeration

CWE-89 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')



Details

  • Published - Mar 7, 2025
  • Updated - Apr 8, 2026

Credits

  • Muhamad Visat Sutarno (finder)

Website Distribution by Country

Number of websites using CVE-2025-1768
United States641 websites


Germany159 websites
GB131 websites
France80 websites
Romania65 websites
Italy63 websites
Russia61 websites
Netherlands46 websites
Australia41 websites
Poland37 websites

Website Distribution by TLD

Number of websites using CVE-2025-1768
.com857 websites
.de89 websites
.co.uk74 websites
.org57 websites
.net53 websites
.ru49 websites
.it41 websites
.com.au41 websites
.fr39 websites
.nl36 websites

Vulnerable Versions

Vulnerable versions are highlighted in red

Websites affected by CVE-2025-1768

Top websites that are affected by CVE-2025-1768. Please click on the "Contact us" link to get more information.
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************.com Japan***,***
******.org United States***,***
************.net United States***,***
***.com United States***,***
********.com Greece***,***
***************.gr Greece***,***
*******.cc Malaysia***,***
********.si Slovenia***,***
*********.org United States***,***
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FAQ

CVE-2025-1768 is Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') in Squirrly
A total of 1,878 websites have been identified as vulnerable to CVE-2025-1768, based on global website indexing conducted by WebTechSurvey.
The Squirrly is affected by the CVE-2025-1768 vulnerability.
Squirrly versions up to and including 12.4.5 are vulnerable to CVE-2025-1768.

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