WordPress security changelog
MEDIUM
CVE-2021-24976
Modified
Smart SEO Tool: Cross-site scripting
Smart SEO Tool is affected by cross-site scripting. Exposure depends on how the affected operation is made reachable by the site. Injected script can execute in the affected site's origin when the vulnerable output is viewed.
CVE / CNA score
6.1
CVSS · contact@wpscan.com
NVD score
6.1
CVSS 3.1 · nvd@nist.gov
- Component
- Smart SEO Tool
- Plugin slug
smart-seo-tool- Affected
- See vendor advisory
- Safe version
- See mitigation notes
- Published
- Jan 24, 2022
This CVE was published Jan 24, 2022 and is one of 2 known issues for this plugin.
What to do
Patch or disable the affected component.
Update Smart SEO Tool to a release outside the affected range, or disable and remove it until a fixed version is available.
Source record
Technical description
The Smart SEO Tool WordPress plugin before 3.0.6 does not sanitise and escape the search parameter before outputting it back in an attribute when the TDK optimisation setting is enabled, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
NVD vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
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