WP Meta SEO <= 4.5.12 - Information Exposure via Meta Description

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Summary

CVECVE-2023-6962
StatePUBLISHED
AssignerWordfence
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2024-05-02 17:15:08 UTC
Updated2026-04-08 17:17:17 UTC
DescriptionThe WP Meta SEO plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Sensitive Information Exposure in all versions up to, and including, 4.5.12 via the meta description. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to disclose potentially sensitive information via the meta description of password-protected posts.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 5.3 MEDIUM from [email protected]

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Problem Types: CWE-1230 | CWE-922 | CWE-1230 CWE-1230 Exposure of Sensitive Information Through Metadata

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.1[email protected]Secondary5.3MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
3.1CNADECLARED5.3MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
None
Availability
None

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Joomunited Wp Meta Seo All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Joomunited WP Meta SEO affected 4.5.12 semver Not specified
ADP Joomunited Wp Meta Seo affected 4.5.12 custom Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/0323b54b-c15b-4d2d-9e8f-3df87... af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.wordfence.com Third Party Advisory
plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 plugins.trac.wordpress.org Patch
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Vendor Comments And Credit

Discovery Credit

CNA: Krzysztof Zając (en)

Additional Advisory Data

SourceTimeEvent
CNA2024-04-16T00:00:00.000ZDisclosed
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