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)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 4.3 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.032 (87.6th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 88th percentile — 87.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.032 · newest: 0.032 · change: -0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- packetstormsecurity.com/files/132294/WordPress-Yoast-2.1.1-Cross-Site-Scripting… (Exploit)
- yoast.com/wordpress-seo-2-2/
- wordpress.org/plugins/wordpress-seo/changelog/ (Patch)
- inventropy.us/blog/yoast-seo-plugin-cross-site-scripting-vulnerability/ (Exploit)
- wordpress.org/support/topic/security-issue-with-post-title-field-xss-vulnerabil… (Exploit)
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1032580 (vdb-entry)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/75196 (vdb-entry)
- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Jun/40 (mailing-list, Exploit)
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.