01 Record
CVE-2012-6692
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in js/wp-seo-metabox.js in the WordPress SEO by Yoast plugin before 2.2 for WordPress allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the
UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: mitre
CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector
02 Description
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in js/wp-seo-metabox.js in the WordPress SEO by Yoast plugin before 2.2 for WordPress allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 3.18% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 87.5% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2015-06-17 18:00Z11 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-06 21:36Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2015-06-17
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- CWE-79Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')Base
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- ff83fbecefb4051f0ed811351a405e59e213b634cdc258162fe50205d1473b92
05 Affected products
VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
06 References
- packetstormsecurity.comhttp://packetstormsecurity.com/files/132294/WordPress-Yoast-2.1.1-Cross-Site-Scripting.html
- yoast.comhttps://yoast.com/wordpress-seo-2-2/
- wordpress.orghttps://wordpress.org/plugins/wordpress-seo/changelog/
- inventropy.ushttps://inventropy.us/blog/yoast-seo-plugin-cross-site-scripting-vulnerability/
- wordpress.orghttps://wordpress.org/support/topic/security-issue-with-post-title-field-xss-vulnerability
- www.securitytracker.com1032580http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032580
- www.securityfocus.com75196http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75196
- seclists.org20150613 Yoast Wordpress SEO Plugin <= 2.1.1 Stored, Authenticated XSShttp://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Jun/40