CVE-2021-34641 SEOPress <= 5.0.0 – 5.0.3 Authenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Authenticated attackers can inject arbitrary web scripts via the SEOPress WordPress plugin, potentially compromising user sessions.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2021-34641?
CVE-2021-34641 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in SEOPress, published on 16 Aug 2021. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The SEOPress WordPress plugin is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site-Scripting via the processPut function found in the ~/src/Actions/Api/TitleDescriptionMeta.php file which allows authenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts, in versions 5.0.0 - 5.0.3.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-34641?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Seopress Seopress.
How do I fix CVE-2021-34641?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-34641 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.
Is CVE-2021-34641 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-34641 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in SEOPress
- CVE-2024-5488 SEOPress < 7.9 - Unauthenticated Object Injection
- CVE-2023-1669 SEOPress < 6.5.0.3 - Admin+ PHP Object Injection
- CVE-2024-1168 SEOPress – On-site SEO <= 7.9 - Authenticated(Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Social Image URL
- CVE-2024-1134 SEOPress – On-site SEO <= 7.5.2.1 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting
- CVE-2024-2165 SEOPress – On-site SEO <= 7.5.2.1 - Authenticated (Author+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Sources
Also known as GHSA-j6v6-784c-hpw9.