CVE-2023-40680 WordPress Yoast SEO Plugin <= 21.0 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)
An attacker can inject malicious scripts into the Yoast SEO plugin, potentially compromising user sessions or site integrity.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2023-40680?
CVE-2023-40680 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Team Yoast Yoast SEO, published on 30 Nov 2023. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Team Yoast Yoast SEO allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Yoast SEO: from n/a through 21.0.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-40680?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Yoast Yoast Seo.
How do I fix CVE-2023-40680?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-40680 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-2023-40680 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-40680 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Team Yoast Yoast SEO
- CVE-2019-13478 Cross-site scripting in n/a
- CVE-2023-32300 WordPress Yoast SEO: Local Plugin <= 14.8 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)
- CVE-2018-19370 Race condition in n/a
- CVE-2023-28785 WordPress Yoast SEO: Local Plugin <= 14.9 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)
- CVE-2021-31779 Server-Side Request Forgery in yoast_seo
Sources
Also known as GHSA-h5fw-7h4g-p3xc.