WordPress Plugin Vulnerabilities

WP SEO Tags <= 2.2.7 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting

Description

The plugin is vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via the saq_txt_the_filter parameter in the ~/wp-seo-tags.php file which allows attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts

Affects Plugins

Plugin icon
wp-seo-tags
No known fix

References

CVE
CVE-2021-34665
URL
https://www.wordfence.com/vulnerability-advisories/#CVE-2021-34665

Classification

Type
XSS
OWASP top 10
A7: Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
CWE
CWE-79
CVSS
7.1 (high)

Miscellaneous

Original Researcher
p7e4
Verified
No
WPVDB ID
a169b49a-a97a-4462-a77b-37f1a99172b8

Timeline

Publicly Published
2021-08-13 (about 4 years ago)
Added
2021-08-13 (about 4 years ago)
Last Updated
2023-01-26 (about 3 years ago)

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