CVE

CVE-2012-6692 — Yoast SEO – Advanced SEO with real-time guidance and built-in AI [wordpress-seo] < 2.2

CVE Vulnerability Type Severity Affected Fixed in Published Status
CVE-2012-6692 Yoast SEO – Advanced SEO with real-time guidance and built-in AI [wordpress-seo] < 2.2 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Unknown < 2.2 2.2 2012-10-31

CVE-2012-6692

A cross-site scripting vulnerability existed in the WordPress SEO by Yoast plugin prior to version 2.2, where the post_title parameter passed to wp-admin/post-new.php was insufficiently sanitized in the snippet preview feature. This flaw, located in js/wp-seo-metabox.js, permitted attackers to inject malicious scripts or HTML code. The vulnerability affected all versions before 2.2, with the issue being resolved in version 2.2 and later.

Based on public CVE data (MITRE/NVD).

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