CVE-2023-32300

WordPress Yoast SEO: Local Plugin <= 14.8 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)

7.1 High

CVE-2023-32300 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.1) in Yoast Seo: Local, published August 23, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.38%, the 32nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.

What does this mean?

Severity: 7.1 HighCVSS 3.1, CVE List
Exploit chance: 0.38%EPSS, 32nd percentile
Exploitation: None knownNot on CISA’s or ENISA’s lists
Fixed in: No fix listedNo source names one

Description

Unauth. Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Yoast Yoast SEO: Local plugin <= 14.8 versions.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: None
User interaction: Required

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: Low
Integrity: Low
Availability: Low

Exploit likelihood

0.38%Up 0.3 points since Aug 24, 2023

Affected products

What each source reports

CVE List Score used7.1

WordPress Yoast SEO: Local Plugin <= 14.8 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)

Unauth. Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Yoast Yoast SEO: Local plugin <= 14.8 versions.

Record: CVE-2023-32300
CVSS 3.1: 7.1 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
Weakness: CWE-79
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2023-365547.1

Unauth. Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Yoast Yoast SEO: Local plugin <= 14.8 versions.

Record: EUVD-2023-36554
CVSS 3.1: 7.1 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
Updated: 2026-11-02

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-r5m9-f4v7-5v8h7.1

Unauth. Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Yoast Yoast SEO: Local plugin <= 14...

Unauth. Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Yoast Yoast SEO: Local plugin <= 14.8 versions.

Record: GHSA-r5m9-f4v7-5v8h
CVSS 3.1: 7.1 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
Weakness: CWE-79
Updated: 2026-11-02

NVD7.1

Unauth. Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Yoast Yoast SEO: Local plugin <= 14.8 versions.

Record: CVE-2023-32300
CVSS 3.1: 7.1 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
CVSS 3.1: 6.1 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Weakness: CWE-79
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV7.1

WordPress Yoast SEO: Local Plugin <= 14.8 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)

Unauth. Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Yoast Yoast SEO: Local plugin <= 14.8 versions.

Record: CVE-2023-32300
CVSS 3.1: 7.1 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/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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