CVE-2024-45456: WordPress WP Meta SEO plugin <= 4.5.13 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.4 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2024-09-15 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-79

Description

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in JoomUnited WP Meta SEO wp-meta-seo allows Stored XSS.This issue affects WP Meta SEO: from n/a through <= 4.5.13.

Affected products

joomunited WP Meta SEO: before 4.5.14 — fixed in 4.5.14

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: joomunited WP Meta SEO 4.5.14. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/wp-meta-seo/vulnerability/wordpress-wp-meta-seo-plugin-4-5-13-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

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