Description
The SEOPress WordPress plugin is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site-Scripting via the processPut function found in the ~/src/Actions/Api/TitleDescriptionMeta.php file which allows authenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts, in versions 5.0.0 - 5.0.3.
Metrics
CVSS 3.1 5.4/10
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:NWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| SEOPress | SEOPress | 5.0.0; 5.0.1; 5.0.2; 5.0.3 |
References
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-seopress/tags/5.0.4/src/Actions/Api/TitleDescriptionMeta.php#L78Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2021/08/xss-vulnerability-patched-in-seopress-affects-100000-sites/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-seopress/tags/5.0.4/src/Actions/Api/TitleDescriptionMeta.php#L78Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2021/08/xss-vulnerability-patched-in-seopress-affects-100000-sites/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
Timeline
- Published
- Aug 16, 2021
- Last modified
- Jun 17, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified