CVE-2025-24702
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

A Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability was discovered in the WordPress Xagio SEO plugin versions 7.0.0.20 and below, identified as CVE-2025-24702. The vulnerability was reported on January 3, 2025, by security researcher Peter Thaleikis and was publicly disclosed on January 24, 2025. The issue stems from improper neutralization of input during web page generation (Patchstack).

Technical details

The vulnerability is classified as a stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) issue that affects users with Contributor-level privileges or higher. It has been assigned a CVSS score of 6.5, indicating a low to moderate severity level. The vulnerability falls under the OWASP Top 10 category A3: Injection (Patchstack).

Impact

The vulnerability could allow malicious actors to inject harmful scripts, including redirects, advertisements, and other HTML payloads into the affected website. These injected scripts would then be executed when visitors access the site (Patchstack).

Mitigation and workarounds

The vulnerability has been patched in version 7.0.0.21 of the Xagio SEO plugin. Users are advised to update to version 7.0.0.21 or later to remove the vulnerability. Patchstack users have the option to enable auto-update for vulnerable plugins (Patchstack).

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