XSS in Yoast Wordpress Seo
CVE-2012-6692
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.
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
EPSS: 0.032 (86.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
Affected products
- Yoast Wordpress_seo
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- cve@mitre.org (Exploit, x_refsource_MISC)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch)
- cve@mitre.org (Exploit, x_refsource_MISC)
- cve@mitre.org (Exploit, x_refsource_MISC)
- cve@mitre.org (vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
- cve@mitre.org (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, Exploit, x_refsource_FULLDISC)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2012-6692?
- CVE-2012-6692 is a vulnerability in Yoast Wordpress Seo, classified under Cross-site Scripting. Published 2015-06-17.
- Is CVE-2012-6692 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.