Yoast SEO <= 2.1.1 - Cross Site Scripting via post_title parameter

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
CVE CVE-2012-6692
CVSS Medium (6.1)
Publicly Published October 31, 2012
Last Updated January 22, 2024
Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in js/wp-seo-metabox.js in the WordPress SEO by Yoast plugin before 2.2 for WordPress allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the post_title parameter to wp-admin/post-new.php, which is not properly handled in the snippet preview functionality.

References

1 affected software package

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug wordpress-seo (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Affected Version
  • <= 2.1.1
Patched Version
  • 2.2
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