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Yoast SEO <= 5.7.1 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting

CVE-2017-16842 · wordpress-seo

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Vulnerability: Yoast SEO <= 5.7.1 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
Affected software: wordpress-seo(Plugin)
Affected versions: ≤ 5.7.1
Authentication: Not specified in feed title — see source advisory
Vulnerability type: Cross-site scripting
CVE: CVE-2017-16842
Published: 22 November 2017
CISA KEV: Not listed in CISA KEV at last catalog refresh
Impact: May allow attackers to run scripts in visitors' browsers or hijack admin sessions.
Source: Data imported from Wordfence Intelligence (advisory fbc393a6-8357-47b2-9abd-aa611b09eb1c). Methodology and redistribution notes

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