Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jun 17, 2015· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2012-6692
CVE-2012-6692
Description
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in js/wp-seo-metabox.js in the WordPress SEO by Yoast plugin before 2.2 for WordPress allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the post_title parameter to wp-admin/post-new.php, which is not properly handled in the snippet preview functionality.
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References
8- wordpress.org/plugins/wordpress-seo/changelog/nvdPatch
- packetstormsecurity.com/files/132294/WordPress-Yoast-2.1.1-Cross-Site-Scripting.htmlnvdExploit
- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Jun/40nvdExploit
- inventropy.us/blog/yoast-seo-plugin-cross-site-scripting-vulnerability/nvdExploit
- wordpress.org/support/topic/security-issue-with-post-title-field-xss-vulnerabilitynvdExploit
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/75196nvd
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1032580nvd
- yoast.com/wordpress-seo-2-2/nvd
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