CVE-2021-25118

MEDIUM NUCLEI

Yoast SEO 16.7-17.2 - Exposure of Sensitive Information via REST API

Title source: llm

Exploitation Summary

CVE-2021-25118 has a Nuclei detection template available — see the Nuclei card below for the Shodan/FOFA recon queries.

Description

The Yoast SEO WordPress plugin (from versions 16.7 until 17.2) discloses the full internal path of featured images in posts via the wp/v2/posts REST endpoints which could help an attacker identify other vulnerabilities or help during the exploitation of other identified vulnerabilities.

Nuclei Templates (1)

Yoast SEO 16.7-17.2 - Information Disclosure

MEDIUMby DhiyaneshDK

References (2)

Core 2

Core References

Exploit, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/2c3f9038-632d-40ef-a099-6ea202efb550

Release Notes, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm

https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2608691

Scores

CVSS v3 5.3

EPSS 0.0579

EPSS Percentile 92.1%

Attack Vector NETWORK

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Details

CWE

CWE-200

Status published

Products (1)

yoast/yoast_seo 16.7 - 17.3

Published Feb 28, 2022

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026