Seo By 10Web < 1.2.7 - Admin+ Stored XSS
Priority MEDIUM 55CWE-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
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
The SEO by 10Web WordPress plugin before 1.2.7 does not sanitise and escape some of its settings, which could allow high privilege users such as admin to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed (for example in multisite setup).
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00909 60th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 2 exploit referencesTagged by the CNA and NVD
Fix Fixed SEO by 10Web (Unknown): 1.2.7
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | SEO by 10Web | before 1.2.7 | 1.2.7 | Patch available | CNA |
- SEO by 10Web VendorUnknown Affected before 1.2.7 Fixed in 1.2.7 Patch available CNA
Remediation
- Fix · CNA SEO by 10Web (Unknown) Fixed in 1.2.7
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-2224
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-43hf-xmxj-8rwm
References
More 10web Seo vulnerabilities
- TI-2023-17206 WordPress Seo By 10Web Plugin <= 1.2.9 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS) CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.1
Sources
- CVE-2023-2224 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-2224 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-43hf-xmxj-8rwm · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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