CVE-2023-40680
WordPress Yoast SEO Plugin <= 21.0 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)
MEDIUM
4.8
CVSS Score
Published: November 30, 2023 at 12:21 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 06:19 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorYoast Seo
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Severity
MEDIUM4.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.4%
SSVC
No known exploit
Description
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Team Yoast Yoast SEO allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Yoast SEO: from n/a through 21.0.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.
References (1)
SSVC — Action Prioritization
SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact
SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.
CVSS
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- HIGH
- User Interaction
- REQUIRED
- Scope
- CHANGED
- Confidentiality
- LOW
- Integrity
- LOW
- Availability
- NONE
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-79
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