CVE-2021-25118

Yoast SEO 16.7-17.2 - Unauthenticated Full Path Disclosure

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Published Feb 28, 2022 CVSS 3.1 · 5.3 Medium EPSS 5.6% KEV · Not listed

Description

The Yoast SEO WordPress plugin (from versions 16.7 until 17.2) discloses the full internal path of featured images in posts via the wp/v2/posts REST endpoints which could help an attacker identify other vulnerabilities or help during the exploitation of other identified vulnerabilities.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Unknown

Yoast SEO

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`16.7`	affected	< 16.7*
`17.3`	affected	< 17.3

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:yoast:yoast_seo:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

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Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 5.6% (5.632% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2608691
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/2c3f9038-632d-40ef-a099-6ea202efb550

History

Jul 12, 2025 1:45 PM Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics	epss `{'score': 0.07846}`	epss `{'score': 0.27358}`

Subscriptions

Yoast Yoast Seo

Weaknesses

CWE-200

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 3, 2024, 7:56 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: WPScan
Published: Feb 28, 2022, 9:06 AM
Updated: Aug 3, 2024, 7:56 PM
Reserved: Jan 14, 2021, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 3:41 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Feb 28, 2022, 9:15 AM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 3:41 AM

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