CVE-2012-6692 describes a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the WordPress SEO by Yoast plugin, versions prior to 2.2. This flaw allows remote attackers to inject malicious web script or HTML via the post_title parameter when creating new posts, which is then improperly rendered in the snippet preview. With a CVSS score of 4.3 (Medium), this vulnerability requires medium attack complexity and could lead to information disclosure or defacement, but not compromise of the entire system. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 2.1.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:yoast:wordpress_seo:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
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