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  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "id": "GHSA-j4p9-6rjr-3vwx",
  "modified": "2025-04-12T12:48:58Z",
  "published": "2022-05-17T03:46:32Z",
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2012-6692"
  ],
  "details": "Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in js/wp-seo-metabox.js in the WordPress SEO by Yoast plugin before 2.2 for WordPress allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the post_title parameter to wp-admin/post-new.php, which is not properly handled in the snippet preview functionality.",
  "severity": [],
  "affected": [],
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-6692"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://inventropy.us/blog/yoast-seo-plugin-cross-site-scripting-vulnerability"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://wordpress.org/plugins/wordpress-seo/changelog"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://wordpress.org/support/topic/security-issue-with-post-title-field-xss-vulnerability"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://yoast.com/wordpress-seo-2-2"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/132294/WordPress-Yoast-2.1.1-Cross-Site-Scripting.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Jun/40"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75196"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032580"
    }
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-79"
    ],
    "severity": "MODERATE",
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2015-06-17T18:59:00Z"
  }
}