Description
A Race condition vulnerability in unzip_file in admin/import/class-import-settings.php in the Yoast SEO (wordpress-seo) plugin before 9.2.0 for WordPress allows an SEO Manager to perform command execution on the Operating System via a ZIP import.
References (3)
Core 3
Core References
Exploit, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nL141dcDGCY
Product, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://wordpress.org/plugins/wordpress-seo/#developers
Exploit, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/Yoast/wordpress-seo/pull/11502/commits/3bfa70a143f5ea3ee1934f3a1703bb5caf139ffa
Scores
CVSS v3
6.6
EPSS
0.0321
EPSS Percentile
86.5%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Details
CWE
CWE-362
Status
published
Products (1)
yoast/yoast_seo
< 9.2.0
Published
Nov 28, 2018
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026