# CVE-2012-6692: Cross-site scripting in n/a

> Remote attackers can inject arbitrary scripts via the post title in the WordPress SEO by Yoast plugin snippet preview, requiring user interaction to execute.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.3 (`AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 17 Jun 2015
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-j4p9-6rjr-3vwx

## What is CVE-2012-6692?

CVE-2012-6692 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 17 Jun 2015. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in js/wp-seo-metabox.js in the WordPress SEO by Yoast plugin before 2.2 for WordPress allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the post_title parameter to wp-admin/post-new.php, which is not properly handled in the snippet preview functionality.

Weakness: CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-6692?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Yoast Wordpress Seo.

## How do I fix CVE-2012-6692?

No fix has been published for CVE-2012-6692 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2012-6692 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-6692 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2015-2293](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-2293/): Cross-site request forgery in n/a (medium 6.8)
- [CVE-2015-2292](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-2292/): SQL injection in n/a (medium 6.5)
- [CVE-2017-16842](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-16842/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (medium 4.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2012-6692 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2012-6692 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 17 Jun 2015. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-6692 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-6692/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-6692/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-6692
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-6692
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2012-6692

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-6692/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.