CVE · Critical

CVE-2019-13478 — Yoast SEO – Advanced SEO with real-time guidance and built-in AI [wordpress-seo] < 11.6

CVE Vulnerability Type Severity Affected Fixed in Published Status
CVE-2019-13478 Yoast SEO – Advanced SEO with real-time guidance and built-in AI [wordpress-seo] < 11.6 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Critical 9.8 < 11.6 11.6 2019-07-09

CVE-2019-13478

The Yoast SEO plugin through version 11.5 contains a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability in term descriptions resulting from inadequate sanitization of user input and improper escaping of output. An authenticated attacker possessing post editor permissions could introduce malicious scripts that would run when other users view the affected pages. The vulnerability was resolved in version 11.6.

Based on public CVE data (MITRE/NVD).

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