CVE-2012-6692
Description
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.
Predictions
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| yoast | wordpress_seo | {"endIncluding":"2.1.1"} | |
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/
CWEs
CWE-79
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.