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CVE-2023-40680 — Yoast SEO – Advanced SEO with real-time guidance and built-in AI [wordpress-seo] < 21.1

CVE Vulnerability Type Severity Affected Fixed in Published Status
CVE-2023-40680 Yoast SEO – Advanced SEO with real-time guidance and built-in AI [wordpress-seo] < 21.1 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Medium 5.9 < 21.1 21.1 2023-11-24

CVE-2023-40680

Versions of the Yoast SEO plugin earlier than 21.1 contain a cross-site scripting vulnerability that could allow attackers to inject malicious scripts into a website. When visitors access the compromised site, these injected scripts could execute and perform unauthorized actions such as redirects, inject advertisements, or deliver other malicious HTML payloads. The vulnerability was discovered by Rafie Muhammad and has been resolved in version 21.1, which should be installed immediately.

Based on public CVE data (MITRE/NVD).

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