Vulnerability · Published May 2, 2024 · Assigned by Wordfence

CVE-2023-6962WP Meta SEO <= 4.5.12 - Information Exposure via Meta Description

Medium 5.3

In plain English

A medium-severity security flaw in WP Meta SEO from joomunited. 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 38% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)5.3Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.4%top 61.8% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

The WP Meta SEO plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Sensitive Information Exposure in all versions up to, and including, 4.5.12 via the meta description. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to disclose potentially sensitive information via the meta description of password-protected posts.

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
joomunited WP Meta SEO 0 – through 4.5.12

Weakness: CWE-1230 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

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