CVE-2023-6961
WP Meta SEO <= 4.5.12 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Referer header
CVSS Score
7.2
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th
The WP Meta SEO plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the ‘Referer’ header in all versions up to, and including, 4.5.12 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
| CWE | CWE-79 |
| Vendor | joomunited |
| Product | wp meta seo |
| Published | May 2, 2024 |
| Last Updated | Apr 8, 2026 |
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CVSS v3 Breakdown
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability
Affected Versions
joomunited / WP Meta SEO
0 ≤ 4.5.12
References
wordfence.com: https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/ca91e41d-b728-4eb0-86d5-043813d8c2c1?source=cve plugins.trac.wordpress.org: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&new=3071453%40wp-meta-seo%2Ftrunk&old=3068145%40wp-meta-seo%2Ftrunk&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=
Credits
Krzysztof Zając