Vulnerability · Published Feb 24, 2023 · Assigned by Wordfence
CVE-2023-0586All in One SEO Pack <= 4.2.9 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Medium 6.4
In plain English
A medium-severity cross-site scripting in All in One SEO – Powerful SEO Plugin to Boost SEO Rankings & Increase Traffic from smub. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 2.5% (higher than 85% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
The All in One SEO Pack plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via multiple parameters in versions up to, and including, 4.2.9 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with Contributor+ role to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| smub | All in One SEO – Powerful SEO Plugin to Boost SEO Rankings & Increase Traffic | 0 – through 4.2.9 |
Weakness: CWE-79 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
References
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/1c13f00e-3048-44cf-8979-2b0b0c508f3a?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/all-in-one-seo-pack/tags/4.2.9/app/Common/Admin/PostSettings.php?v=2829340#L202
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&new=2859011%40all-in-one-seo-pack%2Ftrunk&old=2847431%40all-in-one-seo-pack%2Ftrunk&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=
- https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2023/02/all-in-one-seo-pack-vulnerabilities-impacting-3-million-sites-patched/
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/1c13f00e-3048-44cf-8979-2b0b0c508f3a x_transferred