CVE-2023-28785

WordPress Yoast SEO: Local Plugin <= 14.9 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)

6.5 Medium

CVE-2023-28785 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.5) in Yoast Seo: Local, published May 28, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.37%, the 31st percentile. No source names a fixed version.

What does this mean?

Severity: 6.5 MediumCVSS 3.1, CVE List
Exploit chance: 0.37%EPSS, 31st percentile
Exploitation: None knownNot on CISA’s or ENISA’s lists
Fixed in: No fix listedNo source names one

Description

Auth. (contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Yoast Yoast SEO: Local plugin <= 14.9 versions.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

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

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: Low
Integrity: Low
Availability: Low

Exploit likelihood

0.37%Up 0.3 points since May 29, 2023

Affected products

What each source reports

CVE List Score used6.5

WordPress Yoast SEO: Local Plugin <= 14.9 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)

Auth. (contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Yoast Yoast SEO: Local plugin <= 14.9 versions.

Record: CVE-2023-28785
CVSS 3.1: 6.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
Weakness: CWE-79
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2023-324206.5

Auth. (contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Yoast Yoast SEO: Local plugin <= 14.9 versions.

Record: EUVD-2023-32420
CVSS 3.1: 6.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
Updated: 2026-11-02

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-84jg-jh7r-p5vv6.5

Auth. (contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Yoast Yoast SEO: Local...

Auth. (contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Yoast Yoast SEO: Local plugin <= 14.9 versions.

Record: GHSA-84jg-jh7r-p5vv
CVSS 3.1: 6.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
Weakness: CWE-79
Updated: 2026-11-02

NVD6.5

Auth. (contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Yoast Yoast SEO: Local plugin <= 14.9 versions.

Record: CVE-2023-28785
CVSS 3.1: 6.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
CVSS 3.1: 5.4 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Weakness: CWE-79
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV6.5

WordPress Yoast SEO: Local Plugin <= 14.9 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)

Auth. (contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Yoast Yoast SEO: Local plugin <= 14.9 versions.

Record: CVE-2023-28785
CVSS 3.1: 6.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
Weakness: CWE-79
Updated: 2026-11-02

History

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

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

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