CVE-2024-4041 MEDIUM

CVE-2024-4041: Yoast SEO <= 22.5 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting

Vendor Yoast
Product Yoast SEO – Advanced SEO with real-time guidance and built-in AI
Weakness CWE-79 · XSS
Published May 9, 2024
Last update April 8, 2026
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CVSS base score

6.1/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction Required
Confidentiality Low
Integrity Low

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

Description

The Yoast SEO plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via URLs in all versions up to, and including, 22.5 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that execute if they can successfully trick a user into performing an action such as clicking on a link.

Key dates

Disclosure timeline

May 9, 2024 CVE published
April 8, 2026 Record updated