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2 vulnerabilities found for Slim SEO – A Fast & Automated SEO Plugin For WordPress by rilwis
CVE-2025-4611 (GCVE-0-2025-4611)
Vulnerability from nvd – Published: 2025-05-21 09:21 – Updated: 2026-04-08 16:57
VLAI
Title
Slim SEO <= 4.5.3 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via slim_seo_breadcrumbs Shortcode
Summary
The Slim SEO – Fast & Automated WordPress SEO Plugin plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's slim_seo_breadcrumbs shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 4.5.3 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. 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.
Severity
6.4 (Medium)
CWE
- CWE-79 - Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
Assigner
References
7 references
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| rilwis | Slim SEO – A Fast & Automated SEO Plugin For WordPress |
Affected:
0 , ≤ 4.5.3
(semver)
|
Credits
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CVE-2025-4611 (GCVE-0-2025-4611)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-05-21 09:21 – Updated: 2026-04-08 16:57
VLAI
Title
Slim SEO <= 4.5.3 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via slim_seo_breadcrumbs Shortcode
Summary
The Slim SEO – Fast & Automated WordPress SEO Plugin plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's slim_seo_breadcrumbs shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 4.5.3 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. 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.
Severity
6.4 (Medium)
CWE
- CWE-79 - Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
Assigner
References
7 references
Impacted products
1 product
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|---|---|---|---|
| rilwis | Slim SEO – A Fast & Automated SEO Plugin For WordPress |
Affected:
0 , ≤ 4.5.3
(semver)
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