TI-2023-02087 Aliases CVE-2023-2225 GHSA-fjwh-2rq9-wj27

SEO ALert <= 1.59 - Admin+ Stored XSS

MEDIUM 55Published 2023-08-16 · Updated 2024-10-08

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: High
User interaction: Required
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: —
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: Low · Low · None
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

The SEO ALert WordPress plugin through 1.59 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 0.00472 41st percentileScored 2026-11-07

Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA and NVD

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

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 ALert	up to 1.59	—	No fix listed	CNA

SEO ALert VendorUnknown Affected up to 1.59 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:pottie:seo_alert::::::wordpress::*	up to 1.59	Vulnerable	Pottie

cpe:2.3:a:pottie:seo_alert:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions up to 1.59 Vulnerable ·Pottie

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-2225
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-fjwh-2rq9-wj27

References

Exploit 1

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/0af475ba-5c02-4f62-876d-6235a745bbd6

Sources

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