CVE-2023-40680

CVSS 3.1 Score 4.8 of 10 (medium)

Details

Published Nov 30, 2023

Updated: Dec 5, 2023

CWE ID 79

Summary

CVE-2023-40680 is a Cross-site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability affecting Yoast SEO, a popular WordPress plugin. The flaw, named Stored XSS, occurs due to improper neutralization of user input during web page generation. Attackers can exploit this weakness to inject malicious scripts into a targeted website, potentially stealing user data or taking control of the site. Yoast SEO versions from n/a through 21.0 are impacted by this issue. Users are strongly advised to update their plugins as soon as possible to mitigate the risk.

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Yoast SEO

Affected Vendors

Yoast

Advisories, Assessments, and Mitigations

https://app.recordedfuture.com/live/sc/entity/sY5AJD
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-40680
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-40680

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