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CVE-2023-40680

WordPress Yoast SEO Plugin <= 21.0 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)

Severity Score

4.8
*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

Track
*SSVC
Descriptions

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Team Yoast Yoast SEO allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Yoast SEO: from n/a through 21.0.

Neutralización inadecuada de la entrada durante la vulnerabilidad de generación de páginas web ('Cross-site Scripting') en Team Yoast Yoast SEO permite almacenar XSS. Este problema afecta a Yoast SEO: desde n/a hasta 21.0.

The Yoast SEO plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting in versions up to, and including, 21.0 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with seo manager-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.

*Credits: Rafie Muhammad (Patchstack)
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
High
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
High
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
Low
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
High
User Interaction
None
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:Track
Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Tech. Impact
Partial
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2023-08-18 CVE Reserved
  • 2023-11-24 CVE Published
  • 2024-10-01 CVE Updated
  • 2024-10-30 EPSS Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
  • CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
CAPEC
  • CAPEC-592: Stored XSS
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"
 <= 21.0
Search vendor "Yoast" for product "Yoast Seo" and version " <= 21.0"
wordpress
Affected