Self Cross-site Scripting Vulnerability Identified in Yoast SEO 3.3.2

Information

Advisory by Netsparker (now Invicti)
Name: Self XSS Vulnerability in Yoast SEO 3.3.2
Affected Software: Yoast SEO
Affected Versions: 3.3.2 and possibly below
Vendor Homepage: https://wordpress.org/plugins/wordpress-seo/ 
Vulnerability Type: Cross-site Scripting
Severity: Important
Status: Fixed
Invicti Advisory Reference: NS-16-007

Technical Details

Proof of Concept URLs for XSS vulnerabilities in Yoast SEO 3.3.2:

URL: /wordpress/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php
Parameter Name: new_value
Parameter Type: POST
Attack Pattern: ><iMg src=N onerror=alert(9)>

For more information on cross-site scripting vulnerabilities, see Cross-site Scripting (XSS).

Advisory Timeline

29 Jun 2016 – First Contact
01 Jul 2016 – Vendor Replied
27 Jul 2016 – Advisory Released

Solution

Patch released by Yoast SEO and announced here.

Credits & Authors

These issues have been discovered by Omar Kurt while testing Invicti Web Application Security Scanner.

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