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1 vulnerability by wp_seo_tags_project
CVE-2021-34665 (GCVE-0-2021-34665)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-08-16 18:22 – Updated: 2025-05-23 20:01
VLAI?
Summary
The WP SEO Tags WordPress plugin is vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via the saq_txt_the_filter parameter in the ~/wp-seo-tags.php file which allows attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts, in versions up to and including 2.2.7.
Severity ?
6.1 (Medium)
CWE
- CWE-79 - Cross-site Scripting (XSS)
Assigner
References
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Impacted products
| Vendor | Product | Version | ||
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| WP SEO Tags | WP SEO Tags |
Affected:
2.2.7 , ≤ 2.2.7
(custom)
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Credits
p7e4
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