CVE-2024-4041

MEDIUM

Yoast SEO <22.5 - XSS

Title source: llm

Description

The Yoast SEO plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via URLs in all versions up to, and including, 22.5 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that execute if they can successfully trick a user into performing an action such as clicking on a link.

Exploits (1)

github WORKING POC

by RandomRobbieBF · poc

https://github.com/RandomRobbieBF/CVE-2024-4041

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References (6)

[Product] https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wordpress-seo/trunk/inc/class-wpseo-admin-bar-menu.php#L601

[Product] https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wordpress-seo/trunk/inc/class-wpseo-shortlinker.php#L20

[Product] https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wordpress-seo/trunk/src/helpers/short-link-helper.php#L105

[Product] https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wordpress-seo/trunk/src/helpers/short-link-helper.php#L45

[Product] https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3078555/wordpress-seo/trunk#file129

[Third Party Advisory] https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/4e04b161-3cd0-454d-869c-56f42bd8afb0?source=cve

Scores

CVSS v3 6.1

EPSS 0.0428

EPSS Percentile 88.9%

Attack Vector NETWORK

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

Details

CWE

CWE-79

Status published

Products (2)

yoast/Yoast SEO < 22.5

yoast/Yoast SEO – Advanced SEO with real-time guidance and built-in AI < 22.5

Published May 14, 2024

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026