Vulnerability Details 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.
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score
EPSS Score 0.006
EPSS Ranking 69.2%
CVSS Severity
CVSS v2 Score 4.3
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/132294/WordPress-Yoast-2.1.1-Cross-Site-Scripting.html
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Jun/40
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75196
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032580
- https://inventropy.us/blog/yoast-seo-plugin-cross-site-scripting-vulnerability/
- https://wordpress.org/plugins/wordpress-seo/changelog/
- https://wordpress.org/support/topic/security-issue-with-post-title-field-xss-vulnerability
- https://yoast.com/wordpress-seo-2-2/
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/132294/WordPress-Yoast-2.1.1-Cross-Site-Scripting.html
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Jun/40
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75196
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032580
- https://inventropy.us/blog/yoast-seo-plugin-cross-site-scripting-vulnerability/
- https://wordpress.org/plugins/wordpress-seo/changelog/
- https://wordpress.org/support/topic/security-issue-with-post-title-field-xss-vulnerability
- https://yoast.com/wordpress-seo-2-2/
Products affected by CVE-2012-6692
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cpe:2.3:a:yoast:wordpress_seo:1.5.6
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cpe:2.3:a:yoast:wordpress_seo:1.6.0
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cpe:2.3:a:yoast:wordpress_seo:1.6.1
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cpe:2.3:a:yoast:wordpress_seo:1.6.2
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cpe:2.3:a:yoast:wordpress_seo:1.6.3
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cpe:2.3:a:yoast:wordpress_seo:1.7.1
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cpe:2.3:a:yoast:wordpress_seo:1.7.2
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cpe:2.3:a:yoast:wordpress_seo:1.7.3
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cpe:2.3:a:yoast:wordpress_seo:1.7.3.1
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cpe:2.3:a:yoast:wordpress_seo:1.7.3.2
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cpe:2.3:a:yoast:wordpress_seo:1.7.3.3
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cpe:2.3:a:yoast:wordpress_seo:2.1.1