TI-2023-06363 Aliases CVE-2023-6961 GHSA-q274-fpm6-p6rp

WP Meta SEO <= 4.5.12 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Referer header

LOW 32CWE-79Published 2024-05-02 · Updated 2026-04-08

Key facts

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

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.

Summary

The WP Meta SEO plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the ‘Referer’ header in all versions up to, and including, 4.5.12 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.00445 38th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation: None
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
JoomUnited	WP Meta SEO	up to 4.5.12	—	No fix listed	CNA

WP Meta SEO VendorJoomUnited Affected up to 4.5.12 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:joomunited:wp_meta_seo::::::wordpress::*	before 4.5.13	Vulnerable	JoomUnited

cpe:2.3:a:joomunited:wp_meta_seo:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions before 4.5.13 Vulnerable ·JoomUnited

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-6961
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-q274-fpm6-p6rp

References

Patch 1

https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&new=3071453%40wp-meta-seo%2Ftrunk&old=3068145%40wp-meta-seo%2Ftrunk&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=

Advisory 1

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/ca91e41d-b728-4eb0-86d5-043813d8c2c1?source=cve

TI-2023-01305 WP Meta SEO < 4.5.5 - Author+ PHAR Deserialization CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
TI-2023-00830 WP Meta SEO < 4.5.3 - Subscriber+ SQLi CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
TI-2023-00831 WP Meta SEO < 4.5.3 - Subscriber+ Improper Authorization causing Arbitrary Redirect CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
TI-2023-06364 WP Meta SEO <= 4.5.12 - Information Exposure via Meta Description CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3
TI-2024-30499 WordPress WP Meta SEO plugin <= 4.5.13 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
TI-2024-30498 WordPress WP Meta SEO plugin <= 4.5.13 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.9

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Sources

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