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TI-2017-12389 Aliases CVE-2017-16842GHSA-5gph-h85c-3ffg

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in…

Priority LOW 25CWE-79Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
High
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Cross-site scripting
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Low · Low · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01345 71st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:yoast:wordpress_seo:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*before 5.8.0VulnerableYoast
  • cpe:2.3:a:yoast:wordpress_seo:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions before 5.8.0 Vulnerable ·Yoast

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-16842
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5gph-h85c-3ffg

References

Exploit 1

Advisory 2

  • TI-2015-02025 Multiple SQL injection vulnerabilities in admin/class-bulk-editor-list-table.php in the… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.5
  • TI-2015-02026 Multiple cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerabilities in… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.8
  • TI-2012-05394 Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in js/wp-seo-metabox.js in the WordPress SEO by… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.3

Sources

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