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CVE-2021-25118 Details

Description

The Yoast SEO WordPress plugin (from versions 16.7 until 17.2) discloses the full internal path of featured images in posts via the wp/v2/posts REST endpoints which could help an attacker identify other vulnerabilities or help during the exploitation of other identified vulnerabilities.

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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:5.3 MEDIUMVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2608691 CVERelease NotesThird Party Advisory
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/2c3f9038-632d-40ef-a099-6ea202efb550 CVEExploitThird Party Advisory
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2608691 [email protected]Release NotesThird Party Advisory
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/2c3f9038-632d-40ef-a099-6ea202efb550 [email protected]ExploitThird Party Advisory

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-200Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
yoast yoast seo
>= 16.7, < 17.3

CPE

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

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

6 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2021-25118
NVD Published Date:
Feb 28, 2022
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2021-25118 Details - Not Deferred