VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2019-13478
The Yoast SEO plugin before 11.6-RC5 for WordPress does not properly restrict unfiltered HTML in term descriptions.
CRITICAL 9.8EPSS 3.30%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (3.30%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
The Yoast SEO plugin before 11.6-RC5 for WordPress does not properly restrict unfiltered HTML in term descriptions.
- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 3.30% probability · 88th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-79
- Affected
- yoast/yoast seo
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- https://github.com/Yoast/wordpress-seo/releases/tag/11.6-RC5Release Notes
- https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/9445Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/Yoast/wordpress-seo/releases/tag/11.6-RC5Release Notes
- https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/9445Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.