What is CVE-2024-2165?

CVE-2024-2165 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Rainbowgeek Seopress – On-Site Seo & Analytics, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 6.4/10. Published 2024-04-09.

How severe is CVE-2024-2165?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.4 out of 10.

Is CVE-2024-2165 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

XSS in Rainbowgeek Seopress – On-Site Seo & Analytics

CVE-2024-2165

The SEOPress – On-site SEO plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the image alt parameter in all versions up to, and including, 7.5.2.1 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with author access or higher, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.

Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)

EPSS: 0.004 (34.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Rainbowgeek Seopress – On-site Seo & Analytics — versions 0
Seopress

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

20142995/nuclei-templates

References

security@wordfence.com (Third Party Advisory)
security@wordfence.com (Patch)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-2165?: CVE-2024-2165 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Rainbowgeek Seopress – On-Site Seo & Analytics, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 6.4/10. Published 2024-04-09.
How severe is CVE-2024-2165?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.4 out of 10.
Is CVE-2024-2165 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.