CVE-2024-9521

SEO Manager <= 1.9 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Post Meta

Published Oct 16, 2024 CVSS 3.1 · 6.4 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
The SEO Manager plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via post meta in versions up to, and including, 1.9 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with contributor-level and above permissions to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2024-49984 The SEO Manager plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via post meta in versions up to, and including, 1.9 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with contributor-level and above permissions to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics epss

{'score': 0.00045}

epss

{'score': 0.0005}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description The SEO Manager plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via post meta in versions up to, and including, 1.9 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with contributor-level and above permissions to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
Title SEO Manager <= 1.9 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Post Meta
Weaknesses CWE-79
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
Wordfence
Published
Updated
Apr 8, 2026, 4:37 PM
Reserved
Oct 4, 2024, 12:12 PM
Status
Deferred
Published
Oct 16, 2024, 2:15 AM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 8:24 AM