CVE-2021-25118

Yoast SEO 16.7-17.2 - Unauthenticated Full Path Disclosure

Severity Score

5.3

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

The Yoast SEO WordPress plugin (from versions 16.7 until 17.2) discloses the full internal path of featured images in posts via the wp/v2/posts REST endpoints which could help an attacker identify other vulnerabilities or help during the exploitation of other identified vulnerabilities.

El plugin Yoast SEO WordPress (desde la versión 16.7 hasta la 17.2) revela la ruta interna completa de las imágenes destacadas en las entradas a través de los puntos finales REST wp/v2/posts, lo que podría ayudar a un atacante a identificar otras vulnerabilidades o ayudar durante la explotación de otras vulnerabilidades identificadas

The Yoast SEO plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Sensitive Data Exposure in versions up to, and including, 17.2 via the /wp/v2/posts REST endpoints that discloses the full internal path of featured images from posts. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to extract sensitive data which consists of full site path information which can be used to exploit other vulnerabilities.

*Credits: Fariq Fadillah Gusti Insani

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

None

Availability

None

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Partial

Integrity

None

Availability

None

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2021-01-14 CVE Reserved
2021-10-05 CVE Published
2024-08-03 CVE Updated
2024-08-03 First Exploit
2024-11-13 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date

CWE

CWE-200: Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

CAPEC

References (2)

URL	Tag	Source
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2608691	Release Notes

URL	Date	SRC
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/2c3f9038-632d-40ef-a099-6ea202efb550	2024-08-03

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

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"				>= 16.7 < 17.3 Search vendor "Yoast" for product "Yoast Seo" and version " >= 16.7 < 17.3"		wordpress		Affected