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    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.

    Published:Jun 17, 2015
    Last Modified:Apr 12, 2025
    EPS:Jun 17, 2015
    EPSS Score:0.00625
    CVSS Score:4.3

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Yoast
    Product
    Wordpress Seo

    Exploits

    http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/132294/WordPress-Yoast-2.1.1-Cross-Site-Scripting.htmlhttp://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Jun/40https://inventropy.us/blog/yoast-seo-plugin-cross-site-scripting-vulnerability/https://wordpress.org/support/topic/security-issue-with-post-title-field-xss-vulnerabilityhttp://packetstormsecurity.com/files/132294/WordPress-Yoast-2.1.1-Cross-Site-Scripting.htmlhttp://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Jun/40https://inventropy.us/blog/yoast-seo-plugin-cross-site-scripting-vulnerability/https://wordpress.org/support/topic/security-issue-with-post-title-field-xss-vulnerability

    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/

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High