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CVE-2026-53740 — Yoast Duplicate Post [duplicate-post] <= 4.6 (unfixed)

CVE Vulnerability Type Severity Affected Fixed in Published Status
CVE-2026-53740 Yoast Duplicate Post [duplicate-post] <= 4.6 (unfixed) Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Medium 5.4 < 4.6 4.6 2026-06-10

CVE-2026-53740

Yoast Duplicate Post through 4.6 inserts an unescaped post title and permalink into the Classic Editor scheduled republish notice. Attackers can schedule a republish copy with a crafted title to execute script when an administrator views the resulting notice.

Source: CVE.org

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