CVE-2023-0586 All in One SEO Pack <= 4.2.9 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Authenticated contributors can inject arbitrary scripts into pages via insufficient sanitization, affecting WordPress sites using All in One SEO Pack.
- 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-2023-0586?
CVE-2023-0586 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in smub All in One SEO – Powerful SEO Plugin to Boost SEO Rankings & Increase Traffic, published on 24 Feb 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The All in One SEO Pack plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via multiple parameters in versions up to, and including, 4.2.9 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with Contributor+ role to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-0586?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Aioseo All in One Seo.
How do I fix CVE-2023-0586?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-0586 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-2023-0586 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-0586 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in smub All in One SEO – Powerful SEO Plugin to Boost SEO Rankings & Increase Traffic
- CVE-2021-25036 All In One SEO < 4.1.5.3 - Authenticated Privilege Escalation
- CVE-2021-24307 All in One SEO Pack < 4.1.0.2 - Admin RCE via unserialize
- CVE-2021-25037 All In One SEO < 4.1.5.3 - Authenticated SQL Injection
- CVE-2025-2892 Cross-site scripting in All in One SEO – Powerful SEO Plugin to Boost SEO Rankings & Increase Traffic
- CVE-2024-3554 Cross-site scripting in All in One SEO – Powerful SEO Plugin to Boost SEO Rankings & Increase Traffic
Sources
Also known as GHSA-vgcj-j4f7-w2g2.