CVE-2023-28780 MEDIUM

CVE-2023-28780: WordPress Yoast SEO: Local Plugin <= 14.8 is vulnerable to Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

Vendor Yoast

Product Yoast Local Premium

Weakness CWE-352 · CSRF

Published November 18, 2023

Last update April 28, 2026

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CVSS base score

6.5/10

Attack vector Network

Attack complexity Low

Privileges required None

User interaction Required

Confidentiality None

Integrity High

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Yoast Yoast Local Premium.This issue affects Yoast Local Premium: from n/a through 14.8.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Yoast Local Premium versions up to 14.8 contain a cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability. An attacker can craft a malicious webpage that, when visited by a logged-in site administrator, performs unwanted actions on the site without the admin's knowledge or consent. The vulnerability requires the admin to visit the attacker's page while authenticated to the WordPress site.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Perform unwanted actions on the site by tricking an authenticated admin into visiting a malicious webpage.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

An attacker can modify site settings or data if they trick your admin into clicking a malicious link while logged in.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Site admin must be logged in and visit an attacker-controlled webpage.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

November 18, 2023 CVE published

April 28, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-28780 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/352.html AskarLabs — CWE-352 write-up Cross-Site Request Forgery

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