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TI-2023-13295 Aliases CVE-2023-28785GHSA-84jg-jh7r-p5vv

WordPress Yoast SEO: Local Plugin <= 14.9 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)

Priority LOW 29CWE-79Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Cross-site scripting
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Low · Low · Low
Fix status
No fix listed

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

Summary

Auth. (contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Yoast Yoast SEO: Local plugin <= 14.9 versions.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.0037 31st 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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
YoastYoast SEO: Localup to 14.9—No fix listedCNA
  • Yoast SEO: Local VendorYoast Affected up to 14.9 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:yoast:yoast_seo:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*up to 14.9VulnerableYoast
  • cpe:2.3:a:yoast:yoast_seo:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions up to 14.9 Vulnerable ·Yoast

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-28785
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-84jg-jh7r-p5vv

References

Advisory 1

  • TI-2019-10120 The Yoast SEO plugin before 11.6-RC5 for WordPress does not properly restrict unfiltered HTML in term descriptions. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2018-13725 A Race condition vulnerability in unzip_file in admin/import/class-import-settings.php in… CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 6.6
  • TI-2021-07396 Yoast SEO 16.7-17.2 - Unauthenticated Full Path Disclosure CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3
  • TI-2023-15596 WordPress Yoast SEO: Local Plugin <= 14.8 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS) CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.1
  • TI-2023-13285 WordPress Yoast SEO Premium plugin <= 20.4 - Unauthenticated Zapier API Key Reset vulnerability CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3
  • TI-2021-11783 The yoast_seo (aka Yoast SEO) extension before 7.2.1 for TYPO3 allows SSRF via a backend user account. CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.4
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Sources

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