CVE-2019-16520

The all-in-one-seo-pack plugin before 3.2.7 for WordPress (aka All in One SEO Pack) is susceptible to Stored XSS due to improper encoding of the SEO-specific description for posts provided by the plugin via unsafe placeholder replacement.

CVSS v3.0 5.4 MEDIUM
CVSS v2.0 3.5 LOW

5.4^/10

CVSS v3.0 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.3 / Impact : 2.7

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact LOW

Integrity Impact LOW

Availability Impact NONE

Scope CHANGED

3.5^/10

CVSS v2.0 : LOW

Vector : AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N

Exploitability : 6.8 / Impact : 2.9

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity MEDIUM

Authentication SINGLE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact NONE

References

Link	Resource
https://github.com/sbaresearch/advisories/tree/public/2019/SBA-ADV-20190913-04_WordPress_Plugin_All_in_One_SEO_Pack	Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://semperplugins.com/all-in-one-seo-pack-changelog/	Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://wordpress.org/plugins/all-in-one-seo-pack/#developers	Product Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/semperfiwebdesign/all-in-one-seo-pack/issues/2888	Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/10/16/5	Exploit Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/9915	Third Party Advisory

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Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:semperplugins:all_in_one_seo_pack:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

Information

Published : 2019-10-16 07:15

Updated : 2019-10-18 13:22

NVD link : CVE-2019-16520

Mitre link : CVE-2019-16520

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CWE

CWE-79

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

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Products Affected

semperplugins

all_in_one_seo_pack

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