// For flags

CVE-2021-24153

Yoast SEO < 3.4.1 - Authenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)

Severity Score

5.4
*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

1
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

A Stored Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability was discovered in the Yoast SEO WordPress plugin before 3.4.1, which had built-in blacklist filters which were blacklisting Parenthesis as well as several functions such as alert but bypasses were found.

Se detectó una vulnerabilidad de tipo Cross-Site Scripting Almacenado en el plugin Yoast SEO WordPress versiones anteriores a 3.4.1, que tenía filtros de lista negra incorporados que incluían paréntesis en la lista negra, así como varias funciones como alertas pero se encontraron omisiones

A Stored Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability was discovered in the Yoast SEO WordPress plugin before 3.4.1, which had built-in blacklist filters which were blacklisting parentheses as well as several functions such as alert, but bypasses were found.

*Credits: Hammad Shamsi
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Medium
Authentication
Single
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Partial
Availability
None
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2016-08-02 CVE Published
  • 2021-01-14 CVE Reserved
  • 2024-07-22 EPSS Updated
  • 2024-08-03 CVE Updated
  • 2024-08-03 First Exploit
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
CWE
  • CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Yoast
Search vendor "Yoast"
Yoast Seo
Search vendor "Yoast" for product "Yoast Seo"
< 3.4.1
Search vendor "Yoast" for product "Yoast Seo" and version " < 3.4.1"
wordpress
Affected