Medium severity4.8NVD Advisory· Published Nov 16, 2017· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2017-16842
CVE-2017-16842
Description
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in admin/google_search_console/class-gsc-table.php in the Yoast SEO plugin before 5.8.0 for WordPress allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML.
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References
3- packetstormsecurity.com/files/145080/WordPress-Yoast-SEO-Cross-Site-Scripting.htmlnvdExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/1766831/wordpress-seo/trunk/admin/google_search_console/class-gsc-table.phpnvdThird Party Advisory
- wordpress.org/plugins/wordpress-seo/nvdRelease NotesThird Party Advisory
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