Description
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.
Metrics
CVSS 2.0 4.3/10
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:NWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/132294/WordPress-Yoast-2.1.1-Cross-Site-Scripting.htmlExploit
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Jun/40Exploit
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75196
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032580
- https://inventropy.us/blog/yoast-seo-plugin-cross-site-scripting-vulnerability/Exploit
- https://wordpress.org/plugins/wordpress-seo/changelog/Patch
- https://wordpress.org/support/topic/security-issue-with-post-title-field-xss-vulnerabilityExploit
- https://yoast.com/wordpress-seo-2-2/
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/132294/WordPress-Yoast-2.1.1-Cross-Site-Scripting.htmlExploit
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Jun/40Exploit
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75196
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032580
- https://inventropy.us/blog/yoast-seo-plugin-cross-site-scripting-vulnerability/Exploit
- https://wordpress.org/plugins/wordpress-seo/changelog/Patch
- https://wordpress.org/support/topic/security-issue-with-post-title-field-xss-vulnerabilityExploit
- https://yoast.com/wordpress-seo-2-2/
Timeline
- Published
- Jun 17, 2015
- Last modified
- Jun 16, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified