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CVE-2023-2225

SEO ALert <= 1.59 - Admin+ Stored XSS

MEDIUM
4.8
CVSS Score
Published: August 16, 2023 at 11:03 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 05:52 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorSeo Alert

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Severity
MEDIUM4.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.5%
SSVC
PoC

Description

The SEO ALert WordPress plugin through 1.59 does not sanitise and escape some of its settings, which could allow high privilege users such as admin to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed (for example in multisite setup).

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Seo Alert· Pottiewordpress-plugin
95%
v ≤ 1.59

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

References (1)

ExploitVDB EntryTechnical DescriptionThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/0af475ba-5c02-4f62-876d-6235a745bbd6

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCPoCNot automatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

4.8MEDIUM[email protected]
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
HIGH
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality
LOW
Integrity
LOW
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE

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