FKIE_CVE-2012-6692
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2015-06-17 18:59 - Updated: 2026-06-16 23:48
Severity
Summary
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in js/wp-seo-metabox.js in the WordPress SEO by Yoast plugin before 2.2 for WordPress allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the post_title parameter to wp-admin/post-new.php, which is not properly handled in the snippet preview functionality.
References
Impacted products
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| yoast | wordpress_seo | * |
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"lastModified": "2026-06-16T23:48:36.653",
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