CVE-2025-11241
Yoast SEO Premium 25.7-25.9 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Description
The Yoast SEO Premium plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting in versions 25.7 to 25.9 due to a flawed regex used to remove an attribute in post content, which can be abused to inject arbitrary HTML attributes, including JavaScript event handlers. This vulnerability allows a user with Contributor access or higher to create a post containing a malicious JavaScript payload.
INFO
Published Date :
Oct. 3, 2025, 2:15 a.m.
Last Modified :
Oct. 6, 2025, 2:57 p.m.
Remotely Exploit :
Yes !
Source :
[email protected]
Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2025-11241
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CVSS Scores
| Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM | [email protected] |
Solution
- Update Yoast SEO Premium plugin to the latest version.
- Validate input for malicious HTML attributes.
- Sanitize user-generated content before display.
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CVE-2025-11241 vulnerability over time.
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New CVE Received by [email protected]
Oct. 03, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Description The Yoast SEO Premium plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting in versions 25.7 to 25.9 due to a flawed regex used to remove an attribute in post content, which can be abused to inject arbitrary HTML attributes, including JavaScript event handlers. This vulnerability allows a user with Contributor access or higher to create a post containing a malicious JavaScript payload. Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N Added CWE CWE-80 Added Reference https://developer.yoast.com/changelog/yoast-seo-premium/26.0/ Added Reference https://sec.stealthcopter.com/regexss/ Added Reference https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/a6e3645d-ed1b-4c51-a463-c2691cb7168d?source=cve