The Yoast SEO plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the ‘display_name’ author meta in all versions up to, and including, 22.6 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wordpress Seo Plugin | — | Update wordpress-seo plugin to version 22.7, or a newer patched version | May 15, 2025 | May 14, 2024 |
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