Vulnerability · Published Nov 30, 2023 · Assigned by Patchstack
CVE-2023-40680WordPress Yoast SEO Plugin <= 21.0 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)
Medium 5.9
In plain English
A medium-severity cross-site scripting in Yoast SEO from Team Yoast. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.4% (higher than 37% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)5.9Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.4%top 62.8% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Team Yoast Yoast SEO allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Yoast SEO: from n/a through 21.0.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Team Yoast | Yoast SEO | n/a – through 21.0 |
Weakness: CWE-79 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L