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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…
Medium5.4EPSS 1.5%
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- mitre
Description
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | Medium5.4 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 1.5% · top 25% of all CVEs (7 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.4.
Weakness
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (6)
- https://wordpress.org/plugins/all-in-one-seo-pack/#developers (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://semperplugins.com/all-in-one-seo-pack-changelog/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://github.com/semperfiwebdesign/all-in-one-seo-pack/issues/2888 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://github.com/sbaresearch/advisories/tree/public/2019/SBA-ADV-20190913-04_WordPress_Plugin_All_in_One_SEO_Pack (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20191016 [SBA-ADV-20190913-04] CVE-2019-16520: WordPress Plugin - All in One SEO Pack <= 3.2.6 - Stored XSS (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/9915 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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