CVE-2024-4899

SEOPress < 7.8 - Contributor+ Stored XSS

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Published Jun 24, 2024 CVSS 3.1 · 5.0 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

The SEOPress WordPress plugin before 7.8 does not sanitise and escape some of its Post settings, which could allow high privilege users such as contributor to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks.

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

SEOPress

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`0`	affected	< 7.8

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:seopress:seopress:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

No advisories available

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact Low

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.337% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/15346ae9-9a29-4968-a6a9-81d1116ac448/

History

May 19, 2025 9:30 PM First appearance in the feed. Weaknesses updated. Affected versions updated. Affected vendors updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
First Time appeared		Seopress Seopress seopress
Weaknesses		CWE-79
CPEs		cpe:2.3:a:seopress:seopress::::::wordpress::*
Vendors & Products		Seopress Seopress seopress

Subscriptions

Seopress Seopress

Weaknesses

CWE-79

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 1, 2024, 8:55 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: WPScan
Published: Jun 24, 2024, 6:00 AM
Updated: Aug 1, 2024, 8:55 PM
Reserved: May 15, 2024, 9:03 AM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 1, 2024, 8:55 PM

Updated: Aug 1, 2024, 8:55 PM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 8:03 AM

Status: Analyzed
Published: Jun 24, 2024, 6:15 AM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 8:03 AM

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