CVE-2012-6692
Yoast WordPress SEO Cross-Site Scripting
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 post_title parameter to wp-admin/post-new.php, which is not properly handled in the snippet preview functionality.
INFO
Published Date :
June 17, 2015, 6:59 p.m.
Last Modified :
Nov. 28, 2016, 7:08 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
2.9
Exploitability Score :
8.6
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Nov. 28, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75196 [No Types Assigned] -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Jun. 18, 2015
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:yoast:wordpress_seo:2.1.1:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* (and previous) Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N) Changed Reference Type https://wordpress.org/plugins/wordpress-seo/changelog/ No Types Assigned https://wordpress.org/plugins/wordpress-seo/changelog/ Patch Changed Reference Type https://inventropy.us/blog/yoast-seo-plugin-cross-site-scripting-vulnerability/ No Types Assigned https://inventropy.us/blog/yoast-seo-plugin-cross-site-scripting-vulnerability/ Exploit Changed Reference Type http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Jun/40 No Types Assigned http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Jun/40 Exploit Changed Reference Type https://wordpress.org/support/topic/security-issue-with-post-title-field-xss-vulnerability No Types Assigned https://wordpress.org/support/topic/security-issue-with-post-title-field-xss-vulnerability Exploit Changed Reference Type http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/132294/WordPress-Yoast-2.1.1-Cross-Site-Scripting.html No Types Assigned http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/132294/WordPress-Yoast-2.1.1-Cross-Site-Scripting.html Exploit Added CWE CWE-79 -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Jun. 18, 2015
Action Type Old Value New Value
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
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specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2012-6692 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
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approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2012-6692
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
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0.30 }} 0.03%
score
0.69012
percentile