vulnerability
WordPress Plugin: wpseo-local: CVE-2023-28780: Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N) | May 9, 2023 | May 15, 2025 | Jul 10, 2025 |
Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Published
May 9, 2023
Added
May 15, 2025
Modified
Jul 10, 2025
Description
The Yoast SEO: Local plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in versions up to, and including, 14.8. This is due to missing nonce validation on an unknown function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to perform an unknown unauthorized action, via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
Solution
wpseo-local-plugin-cve-2023-28780
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