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CVE-2023-6962

WP Meta SEO <= 4.5.12 - Information Exposure via Meta Description

MEDIUM
5.3
CVSS Score
Published: May 2, 2024 at 04:51 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 06:51 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorWP Meta SEO

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Severity
MEDIUM5.3
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.4%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

The WP Meta SEO plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Sensitive Information Exposure in all versions up to, and including, 4.5.12 via the meta description. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to disclose potentially sensitive information via the meta description of password-protected posts.

Affected

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

WP Meta SEO· Joomunitedwordpress-plugin
95%
v ≤ 4.5.12v < 4.5.13
Affected range stops below 4.5.13, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

References (2)

Patch
Source: [email protected]
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=
Third Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/0323b54b-c15b-4d2d-9e8f-3df87c84dd49?source=cve

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitAutomatablePartial impact

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

CVSS

5.3MEDIUMWordfence
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-922CWE-1230

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