XSS in Yoast WordPress Seo
CVE-2017-16842
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in admin/google_search_console/class-gsc-table.php in the Yoast SEO plugin before 5.8.0 for WordPress allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML.
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 4.8 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.013 (70.3th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 70th percentile — 70.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.013 · newest: 0.013 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- packetstormsecurity.com/files/145080/WordPress-Yoast-SEO-Cross-Site-Scripting.h… (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/1766831/wordpress-seo/trunk/admin/google_s… (Third Party Advisory)
- wordpress.org/plugins/wordpress-seo/ (Third Party Advisory, Release Notes)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-16842?
- CVE-2017-16842 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Yoast WordPress Seo, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 4.8/10. Published 2017-11-16.
- How severe is CVE-2017-16842?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2017-16842 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.