CVE-2012-6692
Estado: ModificadaMedia (4.3)—
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.
CVSS
- Versión: 2.0
- Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
- Puntuación base: 4.3
Probabilidad de explotación (EPSS)
- Probabilidad de explotación en los próximos 30 días: 3.18%
- Percentil entre todas las CVEs puntuadas: 88
- Fecha de la puntuación: 4/10/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, de FIRST) estima la probabilidad de que una vulnerabilidad sea explotada en 30 días. Complementa a CVSS (impacto) y a CISA KEV (explotación confirmada).
Tecnologías afectadas (1)
CWE
- CWE-79
Referencias
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/132294/WordPress-Yoast-2.1.1-Cross-Site-Scripting.html
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Jun/40
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75196
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032580
- https://inventropy.us/blog/yoast-seo-plugin-cross-site-scripting-vulnerability/
- https://wordpress.org/plugins/wordpress-seo/changelog/
- https://wordpress.org/support/topic/security-issue-with-post-title-field-xss-vulnerability
- https://yoast.com/wordpress-seo-2-2/
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/132294/WordPress-Yoast-2.1.1-Cross-Site-Scripting.html
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Jun/40
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75196
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032580
- https://inventropy.us/blog/yoast-seo-plugin-cross-site-scripting-vulnerability/
- https://wordpress.org/plugins/wordpress-seo/changelog/
- https://wordpress.org/support/topic/security-issue-with-post-title-field-xss-vulnerability
- https://yoast.com/wordpress-seo-2-2/
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