Vulnerability · Published Jun 5, 2023 · Assigned by WPScan
CVE-2023-2224Seo By 10Web < 1.2.7 - Admin+ Stored XSS
Medium 4.8
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in SEO by 10Web from Unknown. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.9% (higher than 60% of all known vulnerabilities). Ready-made attack tooling exists: Nuclei.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)4.8Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.9%top 39.9% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack tooling1Nuclei
Official description
The SEO by 10Web WordPress plugin before 1.2.7 does not sanitise and escape some of its settings, which could allow high privilege users such as admin to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed (for example in multisite setup).
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | SEO by 10Web | 0 – before 1.2.7 |
References
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/a76b6d22-1e00-428a-8a04-12162bd0d992 exploit, vdb-entry, technical-description
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/173725/WordPress-Seo-By-10Web-Cross-Site-Scripting.html