CVE-2024-1692
BoldGrid Easy SEO – Simple and Effective SEO <= 1.6.13 - Authenticated(Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Meta Description
CVSS Score
6.4
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th
The BoldGrid Easy SEO – Simple and Effective SEO plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the meta description field in all versions up to, and including, 1.6.13 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with contributor-level and above permissions to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
| CWE | CWE-79 |
| Vendor | boldgrid |
| Product | boldgrid easy seo – simple and effective seo |
| Published | Mar 30, 2024 |
| Last Updated | Apr 8, 2026 |
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CVSS v3 Breakdown
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability
Affected Versions
boldgrid / BoldGrid Easy SEO – Simple and Effective SEO
0 ≤ 1.6.13
References
wordfence.com: https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/0a308fde-1c44-4c34-ace5-6820dc949f53?source=cve plugins.trac.wordpress.org: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3054618%40boldgrid-easy-seo&new=3054618%40boldgrid-easy-seo&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=
Credits
Craig Smith