CVE-2023-6962: WP Meta SEO <= 4.5.12 - Information Exposure via Meta Description

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.3 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2024-05-02 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-1230

Description

The WP Meta SEO plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Sensitive Information Exposure in all versions up to, and including, 4.5.12 via the meta description. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to disclose potentially sensitive information via the meta description of password-protected posts.

Affected products

joomunited WP Meta SEO: before 4.5.13 — fixed in 4.5.13

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: joomunited WP Meta SEO 4.5.13. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&new=3071453%40wp-meta-seo%2Ftrunk&old=3068145%40wp-meta-seo%2Ftrunk&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/0323b54b-c15b-4d2d-9e8f-3df87c84dd49?source=cve
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&new=3071453%40wp-meta-seo%2Ftrunk&old=3068145%40wp-meta-seo%2Ftrunk&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/0323b54b-c15b-4d2d-9e8f-3df87c84dd49?source=cve

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