PT-2019-13358 · Yoast · Yoast Seo Plugin

Published 2019-07-09 · Updated 2023-02-24 · CVE-2019-13478

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

9.9

Critical

Base vector

AC:L/AV:N/A:L/C:H/I:H/PR:L/S:C/UI:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Yoast SEO plugin versions prior to 11.6-RC5

Description The issue concerns the improper restriction of unfiltered HTML in term descriptions, which could lead to potential security risks.

Recommendations For versions prior to 11.6-RC5, update to version 11.6-RC5 or later to resolve the issue.

Fix

XSS

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-79

Related Identifiers

CVE-2019-13478

Affected Products

Yoast Seo Plugin

References · 4

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-13478 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-13478 · Security Note
• https://github.com/Yoast/wordpress-seo/releases/tag/11.6-RC5 · Note
• https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/9445 · Note