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CVE-2017-16842 Details

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in admin/google_search_console/class-gsc-table.php in the Yoast SEO plugin before 5.8.0 for WordPress allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML.

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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:4.8 MEDIUMVector:CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/145080/WordPress-Yoast-SEO-Cross-Site-Scripting.html CVEExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/1766831/wordpress-seo/trunk/admin/google_search_console/class-gsc-table.php CVEThird Party Advisory
https://wordpress.org/plugins/wordpress-seo/#developers CVERelease NotesThird Party Advisory
https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/145080/WordPress-Yoast-SEO-Cross-Site-Scripting.html [email protected]ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/1766831/wordpress-seo/trunk/admin/google_search_console/class-gsc-table.php [email protected]Third Party Advisory

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-79Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
yoast wordpress seo
< 5.8.0

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:yoast:wordpress_seo:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

6 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2017-16842
NVD Published Date:
Nov 16, 2017
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2017-16842 Details - Not Deferred