CVE-2026-96564 SEOPress <= 10.2 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Author Display Name
Unauthenticated attackers can inject arbitrary scripts via Author Display Name in SEOPress, requiring specific analytics settings and public content publishing.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-96564?
CVE-2026-96564 is a high-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in rainbowgeek SEOPress – AI SEO Plugin & On-site SEO, published on 3 Oct 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The SEOPress – AI SEO Plugin & On-site SEO plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Author Display Name in all versions up to, and including, 10.2 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. Exploitation requires the 'Track Authors' custom dimension to be configured in the plugin's Google Analytics 4 or Matomo settings, and the attacker must be able to publish public singular content (e.g., via bbPress forum topics) so that the injected display name is rendered in the tracking script.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-96564?
How do I fix CVE-2026-96564?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-96564 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-2026-96564 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-96564 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-2vm8-35r3-2p8v.