vulnerability
WordPress Plugin: wp-seopress: CVE-2024-2165: Improper Input Validation
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:N) | Mar 22, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | Apr 29, 2026 |
Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:N)
Published
Mar 22, 2024
Added
May 15, 2025
Modified
Apr 29, 2026
Description
The SEOPress – On-site SEO plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the image alt parameter in all versions up to, and including, 7.5.2.1 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with author access or higher, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
Solution
wp-seopress-plugin-cve-2024-2165
References
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-2165
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/46e66230-06d6-452e-a7aa-862b2bb8c27d?source=api-prod
- https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2024-27129
- CVE-2024-2165
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2024-2165
- CWE-20
- CWE-79
- EUVD-EUVD-2024-27129
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