CVE-2017-16842

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in admin/google_search_console/class-gsc-table.php in...

4.8 Medium

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in admin/google_search_console/class-gsc-table.php in the Yoast SEO plugin before 5.8.0 for WordPress allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: High
User interaction: Required

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: Low
Integrity: Low
Availability: None

Exploit likelihood

1.34%Up 0.2 points since Apr 14, 2021

What each source reports

NVD Score used 4.8

Record: CVE-2017-16842
CVSS 3.0: 4.8 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
CVSS 2.0: 3.5 LowAV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N
Weakness: CWE-79
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2017-16842
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2017-8016 No score

Record: EUVD-2017-8016
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-5gph-h85c-3ffg 4.8

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in admin/google_search_console/class-gsc-table.php in...

Record: GHSA-5gph-h85c-3ffg
CVSS 3.0: 4.8 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Weakness: CWE-79
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

yoast wordpress seo

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2017-16842 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.8) in Yoast Wordpress Seo, published November 16, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.34%, the 71st percentile. No source names a fixed version.